After scorching the ball around the ballpark on Saturday afternoon with just one run to show for it, the Rays remained confident in their offensive approach. If anything, they were encouraged by the q

Jake Mangum, a career minor leaguer, finally got his long-awaited call to the major leagues. And after his performance on Monday with the Tampa Bay Rays, the 29-year-old undoubtedly can say it was worth the wait.

The Rays had every reason to believe their talented starting rotation was flying under the radar in Spring Training. If they keep pitching like this, that won’t be the case for much longer.

Jake Mangum notched a second consecutive productive performance in the Tampa Bay Rays' win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, capitalizing on his first taste of big league action.

Archer, who fizzled out quickly with the Pirates, is now retired. Austin Meadows, who had an .826 OPS with Tampa Bay, is all but retired even if he hasn’t announced it. And Tyler Glasnow has moved on to Los Angeles with a $136 million contract. The only player directly involved in the trade who is still hanging around is Shane Baz.

The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled massively at the plate and lost their series opener to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-1 at George M. Steinbrenner Field in

TAMPA — Much of the talk around ... giving them a win in their inaugural series at Steinbrenner Field. “You know, it’s baseball,” said Rays infielder/outfielder Jose Caballero.

And so they finished the season’s first series with a 1-2 ... lost 6-4 to the Rays on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay scored four runs in the frame, sending 10 ...

After significant damage to Tropicana Field during October hurricanes, the Tampa Bay Rays are playing ... and two trips to the World Series since 2008, the Rays have been unable to consistently ...

The Tampa Bay Rays (4-1 ... Steinbrenner Field. The Rays and Pirates are currently in the middle of a three-game series that will wrap up on Wednesday. Keep track of the remainder of the series ...