Dale Thayer had just completed his warm-up tosses before the seventh inning when Joe Maddon came to the mound to make a pitching change. His team had just scored four times and he wanted Grant Balfour to take the ball for the bottom half. ...more

July 25, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria will miss today's game against the New York Yankees and probably Thursday night's against the Chicago White Sox because of a family matter in California, a club spokesman confirmed. ...more

April 15, 2009

The AL East doesn't have quite the array of star power on the offensive end that it does when it comes to pitching, but there is no shortage of impact hitters among the top three teams. ...more

March 31, 2009

If the Tampa Bay Rays were going to open the season with their best 25-man squad, David Price would be on the team. But he probably won't be. ...more

March 19, 2009

RHP Troy Percival wrote a check Thursday, and his body cashed it. ...more

March 13, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays made their first round of cuts this morning, trimming seven players from the roster. The most notable name on the list was reliever Chad Orvella, who is still working up to full speed after spending all of last year on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. He was reassigned to minor-league camp along with five others: pitchers Jason Cromer, Neal Frontz and Calvin Medlock and catchers Craig Albernaz and Nevin Ashley. ...more

March 10, 2009

After two deflating years in St. Louis, Adam Kennedy needed a manager who believed in him. ...more

March 2, 2009

Final rosters for the World Baseball Classic were released Tuesday evening, and as expected Evan Longoria didn't make the cut for Team USA. ...more

February 24, 2009

Though his third career as a broadcaster requires he be a man of many words, Kevin Kennedy found an efficient way to sum up his new duties. ...more

February 17, 2009

The Rays host their annual Fan Fest today, and with it comes a newfound symbol of success: Tampa Bay's first American League championship trophy, which will be on display for photographs. ...more

February 13, 2009