Joe Blanton bases his progress in spring training on more than just the scoreline. ...more

March 13, 2009

Pedro Martinez has caught the attention of Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti. ...more

March 13, 2009

RAYS ADDRESS: Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte ...more

March 13, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Fernando Perez has a dislocation of his left wrist and will miss approximately three months, manager Joe Maddon said Thursday morning. ...more

March 12, 2009

RAYS ADDRESS: Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte ...more

March 12, 2009

The Rays are expected to announce the status of Fernando Perez today after the outfielder had more tests on his injured left wrist Wednesday. ...more

March 12, 2009

Rays outfielder Fernando Perez is undergoing more tests on his injured left wrist today, and the team doesn't expect to announce anything definitive about his status until Thursday. ...more

March 11, 2009

State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, is pushing a change in the law that would allow Sarasota to keep state money while seeking a Major League Baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds as a spring training attraction. This is the Reds' final spring training in Sarasota. She said her goal is to "hopefully steal teams from Arizona," where tax breaks have led to six teams leaving Florida since 1998. ...more

March 11, 2009

Joe Mather appears increasingly likely to be the St. Louis Cardinals' opening-day starter at third base. ...more

March 10, 2009

Sarasota County would get two more years to find a new spring training baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds, according to legislation the Florida Senate is expected to take up this afternoon. State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, said she'll propose an amendment to Senate Bill 1308 that would essentially give Sarasota and Sarasota County two more years to build a new stadium. If they don't find a team by the end of two years, the money would go back to the state. ...more

March 10, 2009