One night after the Rays raised two championship banners, New York fought back with a 7-2 victory. ...more

April 14, 2009

The Rays' first comeback of the year is in the books after Tampa native Matt Joyce made the team's Opening Day roster Wednesday. ...more

April 2, 2009

Matt Joyce has secured the final spot on the Rays' bench, and the Tampa native could be the Opening Day center fielder. ...more

April 1, 2009

Manager Joe Maddon is so enamored of OF Matt Joyce's power that he sees him as a potential heart-of-the-order hitter in the Rays lineup one day, he said Sunday. ...more

March 30, 2009

It was only about 21/2 weeks ago that Matt Joyce acknowledged the leg problems that had kept him off the field all spring to that point would make it "difficult" to win a spot on the Opening Day roster. ...more

March 27, 2009

Well, it was a start, and that alone was a step forward for Rays outfielder Matt Joyce. ...more

March 17, 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

After weeks of confusion, the Rays feel like they finally have a handle on what's wrong with OF Matt Joyce, and the news is good. ...more

March 8, 2009

The Rays expect Matt Joyce back on the field this week, executive vice president Andrew Friedman said Sunday, quelling fears that the Armwood High product might have a serious problem with his right leg. Friedman said the outfielder, who has been sidelined all spring by a mysterious injury which has been alternately described as a calf or ankle problem, is suffering from tendinitis. ...more

March 8, 2009

Baseball union head Donald Fehr began his annual tour of spring training camps Monday with steroids back in the spotlight, even though he says the sport has "fixed the problem" since the 2003 survey that led to a report Alex Rodriguez tested positive. ...more

February 24, 2009