Pitcher Anthony Kay ties franchise record in MLB debut, Jays fall to Rays 5-3
Anthony Kay struck out eight batters in his Major League debut.
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Rays’ Meyer living life one double at a time
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Princeton Rays first baseman, Kewby Momoru Ikaika Meyer, lives life one double at a time. Meyer, born and raised on the island of Oahu, led the NCAA in career doubles last…
Family comes first for Tampa Bay Rays’ top draft pick
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Family is everything for Jake Cronenworth, who is participating in spring training for the first time in his professional baseball career. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the seventh round…
Rays prospect Unroe uses father’s career as benchmark
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays prospect Riley Unroe is always trying to outplay his baseball pedigree. Unroe knew what he had to accomplish at each stage of his career. Having a father who…
Rays’ Sullivan hopes to catch on behind the plate
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Brett Sullivan enters his first spring training in a place he didn’t expect to be: behind the plate. The Tampa Bay Rays 17th-round selection in the 2015 draft isn’t totally unfamiliar with being…
Rays’ Joe McCarthy back to feeling 100 per cent
TAMPA BAY, Fla.— Joe McCarthy had to take a step back at the beginning of his professional career. The outfielder, a fifth-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays, had back surgery in his junior…
For Thomas Milone, football made his baseball better
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL— Thomas Milone, the Tampa Bay Rays third round draft pick believes that playing football in high school directly improved his game on the diamond. Despite the fact the Major League amateur draft…
Cuban catcher De La Calle dreams of playing in his homeland
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — When the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Cuban national team in Havana two weeks from now, there will be one prospect from the Florida-based baseball franchise watching with particular interest….
Rays catcher doesn’t consider later stint a comeback
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A lifelong dream that Blake Grant-Parks achieved at 17 disappeared months later. The robust catcher was originally drafted in 2011 by the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization but did not sign because…
Rays’ Law ready to put team first
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Zacrey Law learned very early that individual success is not as important as team goals. The 18-year-old outfielder was drafted in the 23rd round last year by the Tampa Bay Rays…