As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays have been tied to one another in a rare in-division deal.

MLB Draft picks are getting deals settled across the league and the Tampa Bay Rays have made one of the biggest splashes. On Tuesday, they came to terms with high school outfielder Dean Moss, a player they took with the 67th overall pick in the supplemental second-round.

While the Tampa Bay Rays positioned themselves in a better way after the start of the 2025 MLB season, that momentum shifted downward toward the All-Star break. The Rays got off to a rough start, steadied their ship,

Poor attendance, a bad ballpark, and a hurricane have convinced Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg to sell the 1998 expansion franchise.

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Several Chicago White Sox players had prior experience at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the temporary home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

A Jacksonville group led by billionaire Patrick Zalupski have agreed to buy the Rays for an estimated price of $1.7 billion, according to The Athletic. The deal is expected to be finalized by September after negotiations took place over the past weeks. The Rays' principal owner, Stu Sternberg, bought the franchise in 2004 for $200 million.

The Tampa Bay Rays needed something to jumpstart their second half of the MLB season. They found a way to get it done by mashing the Baltimore Orioles.

Thanks to Hurricane Milton, the Rays called Steinbrenner Field home for the 2025 season. And despite adapting to new confines and injuries, the Rays are in the playoff race heading into the second half,

The sixth and final Gator off the board in the 2025 MLB draft was catcher/designated hitter Brody Donay, who hit 32 home runs with Florida.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane McClanahan warms up in the bullpen before a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on June 30, 2023. — Source: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Rotation

A metric that shows Rays shortstop Taylor Walls as the best defender at his position also shows his double-play partner as the worst at his.