Leadoff hitters traditionally are expected to take some pitches and get on base. The Rays don't have anyone better at those endeavors than B.J. Upton, so it made sense for the center fielder to get the call with the team in temporary need of a leadoff man. ...more

June 29, 2008

Draft day is upon the Rays, but they have yet to make a final decision on who they will select with the first overall pick. ...more

June 5, 2008

In a way, the Rays actually are two teams. One wreaks havoc on right-handed starters. The other produces pedestrian results against left-handed starters. ...more

June 1, 2008

LAKE PLACID — His head coach calls him the best player he's had, and an opposing coach says he'd take him if he could cherry-pick any of Highlands County's standout baseball players. Still, Carlos Sosa said he was surprised on Tuesday when told he'd been named the 2008 Highlands Today All-Heartland Baseball Player of the Year. ...more

May 30, 2008

Florida State junior catcher Buster Posey was named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Year on Thursday by Collegiate Baseball, the third time in four seasons an FSU player has won the award. ...more

May 30, 2008

To showcase and reward an especially talented player, once every few years Florida State veteran baseball coach Mike Martin will allow a player to line up at every position in a game. ...more

May 12, 2008

It's understood that Akinori Iwamura is not the prototypical leadoff man. ...more

May 11, 2008

Jonny Gomes does not take his body art lightly. If there's a tattoo on his skin, rest assured it's there as an outward expression of some facet of his personality, or as a reminder of something significant out of his past. ...more

February 24, 2008

Last season, the Brandon High softball team went 1-13 in district play and finished the year 2-20 overall. Within the first two weeks of this season, however, the Eagles have doubled their win total and are currently 5-3 overall and 2-1 in Class 5A-District 8 play. ...more

February 21, 2008

The Rays didn't give up much to get the super-utility player they needed, Willy Aybar, from the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. ...more

January 18, 2008