The Rays had quite the display of hospitality for one of the legends of professional sports in the Tampa Bay area. The Tampa Bay Rays surprised former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden with quite the care package.

For the Tampa Bay Rays, they need to get really serious about making some inroads on an MLB postseason spot. It's come to put-up-or-shut-up time as the Rays will open a three-game series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

As the Tampa Bay Rays play out the remainder of the 2025 campaign, there are conflicting feelings regarding the present and future of the franchise. The present is filled with disappointment about potentially missing the playoffs for the second straight season.

Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Josh Lowe is expected back Wednesday vs. the New York Yankees after missing three games with right oblique tightness.

The New York Yankees crushed a franchise record-tying nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Rays optioned Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham on Friday. They recalled swingman Brian Van Belle in a corresponding move, setting the 28-year-old up to make his MLB debut.

The moves come ahead of Tampa Bay’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners, the second series in a 12-game road trip on the West Coast. Entering play Friday, the Rays sit 4.5 games behind the New York Yankees for the final wild-card spot in the American League -- with three teams to leap over.

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