SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rays outfielder Luke Raley’s first thought when he powered a first-pitch slider into Triples Alley at Oracle Park was to make it to third base. When Raley saw the ball take a few fortuitous bounces, he knew he wasn’t stopping until he crossed home plate. Raley had the first pinch-hit, inside-the-park […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco’s alleged relationship with a minor is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia. Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in Peravia, told The […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tampa Bay ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is scheduled to have Tommy John "Florida Man" surgery Monday, and Rays outfielder Florida Florida manuel Margot will undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The 26-year-old McClanahan went on the 60-day injured list with tightness in his pitching forearm and last pitched Aug. 2 […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tampa Bay ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is scheduled to have Tommy John "Florida Man" surgery Monday, and Rays outfielder Florida Florida manuel Margot will undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The 26-year-old McClanahan went on the 60-day injured list with tightness in his pitching forearm and last pitched Aug. 2 […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor, according to a statement Monday from the office of the attorney general in his native country. The Rays, meanwhile, placed the 22-year-old on the restricted list, a move that […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — Wander Franco hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth and the wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-8 after a bullpen meltdown in the top of the inning Friday night. Franco homered to right off Nick Sandlin (5-5). Cleveland pulled even at 8 in the […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Liberatore didn’t allow a run in a career-best eight innings, Andrew Knizner and Tommy Edman homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Thursday night. St. Louis won two of three in the series with Tampa Bay, the AL wild-card leader. Liberatore (2-4) was […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt surpassed 1,100 RBIs with a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Wednesday night. Goldschmidt put the Cardinals ahead 5-2 on his two-run hit off Kevin Kelly (4-2) during the fourth. The St. Louis slugger has 1,101 RBIs. Dakota Hudson (3-0) […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena hit RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Tuesday night. Josh Lowe opened the eighth with a triple against Miles Mikolas (6-8). Andre Pallante entered and retired pinch-hitter Harold Ramírez on a […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tim Anderson’s decision to pick a fight with José Ramírez cost him more than a sore jaw. Chicago’s shortstop was suspended six games and Ramírez for three games by Major League Baseball for throwing punches and touching off a lengthy, wild brawl between the White Sox and Guardians on Saturday night. MLB […]