John Romano | The organization known for coddling starters is now throwing more innings than any rotation in baseball.

When the Washington Nationals decided it was time to trade Max Scherzer Trea Turner ahead of the deadline in 2021, they agreed to take Keibert Ruiz.

The Rays closed out a 5-1 homestand with Sunday's 3-2 victory. All of this helped Tampa Bay stay strong in the latest MLB Power Rankings, sitting in the No. 14 spot and moving up two from last week's location, according to MLB.com.

Jake Mangum had four hits, and Junior Caminero drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of Boston mistakes to win 10-8 and spoil the debut of top Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony.

If Chandler Simpson is smarting after the Tampa Bay Rays sent him to Triple-A Durham, he isn’t showing it. Simpson, 24, went 5-for-5 Sunday as the Durham Bulls routed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins affiliate) 10-2.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected from the game on June 1, 2025 after an umpire saw him tap on his helmet in the ninth inning.

The Tampa Bay Rays have shocked the baseball world by demoting budding superstar Chandler Simpson back to the minor leagues.

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.

“They’re a very talented team,” said Rays manager Kevin Cash, noting, among strengths, the power provided by Tampa’s Pete Alonso, Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo.