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Rick Baker, right, served as mayor of St. Petersburg from 2001 to 2010, during which time the Tampa Bay Rays pursued a waterfront ballpark on the Al Lang Stadium site.
St. Petersburg Rays? Rick Baker pitching City Council on name change
Baker has met with council members to make a name change part of the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal.
Rays again to offer $10 tickets to all games, move weeknight starts
The Rays saw a 27.7% increase in attendance from 2022 at their home games this past season.
After a nearly 30% increase in attendance led to its highest total since 2014, the team will follow a mostly similar plan for 2024.
Lou Piniella on upcoming baseball Hall vote: ‘I feel like I belong’
Tampa native and former Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella in the office at his Tampa home on Nov. 14, amid some of the memorabilia from his storied baseball career.
Having dealt with a mini stroke and prostate cancer, the longtime manager from Tampa is hopeful that Sunday’s vote leads him to Cooperstown.
Former Ray James Shields among Baseball Hall of Fame candidates
James Shields tips his cap to the crowd after being taken out of a World Series game on Oct. 23, 2008, in St. Petersburg.
Tampa’s Gary Sheffield, who hit 509 home runs, returns for his 10th and final year on the BBWWA ballot.

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  1. St. Petersburg Rays? Rick Baker pitching City Council on name change
    5 hours ago• St. Petersburg
    Rick Baker, right, served as mayor of St. Petersburg from 2001 to 2010, during which time the Tampa Bay Rays pursued a waterfront ballpark on the Al Lang Stadium site.
  2. Rays again to offer $10 tickets to all games, move weeknight starts
    Yesterday• Rays
    The Rays saw a 27.7% increase in attendance from 2022 at their home games this past season.
  3. Lou Piniella on upcoming baseball Hall vote: ‘I feel like I belong’
    Yesterday• Rays
    Tampa native and former Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella in the office at his Tampa home on Nov. 14, amid some of the memorabilia from his storied baseball career.
  5. Former Ray James Shields among Baseball Hall of Fame candidates
    Nov. 20• Rays
    James Shields tips his cap to the crowd after being taken out of a World Series game on Oct. 23, 2008, in St. Petersburg.
  6. Why managing a 40-man roster will be more challenging now for Rays
    Nov. 19• Rays
    The Rays will be without, from left, pitchers Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan and Jeffrey Springs for much or all of the 2024 season.
  7. Blake Snell wins a Cy Young Award and the Rays lose a few IQ points
    Nov. 18• Rays
    The Rays have survived regular seasons without Blake Snell, but they could have used their former ace in the playoffs after first-round losses the past three seasons.
  8. Rays trade Vidal Brujan, Calvin Faucher to Marlins; tender all players
    Nov. 18• Rays
    Andrew Lindsey pitches for Tennessee against LSU during the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on June 17. He was drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round the next month.
  9. Why Blake Snell is thanking Rays after winning another Cy Young award
    Nov. 16• Rays
    San Diego Padres and former Rays left-handed pitcher Blake Snell won his second Cy Young award on Wednesday.
  10. Tampa Bay Rays ballpark architect selected after other firm withdraws
    Nov. 15• St. Petersburg
    This rendering released by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday shows the interior of a proposed new ballpark on the site of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
  11. Rays know how valuable Yandy Diaz is. We’ll see how he stacks up in AL
    Nov. 15• Rays
    The Rays' Yandy Diaz celebrates with his teammates after hitting a two-run home run against the Atlanta Braves during a game in July at Tropicana Field.
  12. Rays add 2 prospects to roster, drop 2 pitchers
    Nov. 15• Rays
    Rays infielder Austin Shenton was acquired from Seattle, along with reliever JT Chargois, in exchange for reliever Diego Castillo in July 2021.
  13. Rays’ Kevin Cash finishes third in AL Manager of the Year voting
    Nov. 15• Rays
    The Rays' Kevin Cash has been among the top three in American League Manager of the Year voting five times in the last six years, winning in 2020 and 2021, and finishing third in 2018, 2019 and now 2023.
  14. ‘Preliminary’ talks have Rays better positioned for action in making moves
    Nov. 12• Rays
    Tyler Glasnow was certainly a prime topic of discussion at the MLB general managers meetings, given the industry-wide demand for starting pitching and his $25 million salary for 2024.
  15. Rays claim left-hander Tyler Alexander off waivers from Tigers
    Nov. 10• Rays
    Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Tyler Alexander plays during a game in June in Detroit.
  16. Rays’ Yandy Diaz wins Silver Slugger award, the fourth in team history
    Nov. 9• Rays
    Yandy Diaz became just the fourth player in Rays history to win a Silver Slugger award, joining Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena.
  17. Michael Johns spent 16 years in minors to get to first base with Rays
    Nov. 8• Rays
    Michael Johns was promoted from Triple-A Durham manager to first base coach for the Rays on Wednesday.
  18. Rays set to name new first base coach
    Nov. 8• Rays
    Michael Johns, expected to be named the Rays' first base coach, served as manager at Class A Charlotte from 2015-17.
  19. Rays’ Kevin Cash a finalist for AL’s top manager award again
    Nov. 7• Rays
    Rays manager Kevin Cash, shown here during a batting practice in August, is one of three finalists for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America's AL Manager of the Year award.
  20. Rays’ Jalen Beeks, Christian Bethancourt, Josh Fleming claimed on waivers
    Nov. 6• Rays
    Rays relief pitcher Jalen Beeks, acquired in a July 2018 trade, is headed to the Rockies.
  21. General manager Peter Bendix leaving Rays to take over Marlins
    Nov. 6• Rays
    Peter Bendix, the Rays' senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager, speaks during a news conference at Tropicana Field last month.
  22. Why Rays feel they’re in a ‘really good position’ starting offseason work
    Nov. 5• Rays
    “We have a lot of really good talent, we’ve got great people, and we’re in a really good position of strength here to start the winter," Rays baseball operations president Erik Neander said Friday.
  23. MLB commissioner confident new St. Pete stadium will be boost for Rays
    Nov. 4• Rays
    MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a Sirius XM radio interview he trusts Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg’s decision to make a deal for a new stadium in St. Petersburg.
  24. Beeks, Bethancourt, Fleming among 6 Rays placed on outright waivers
    Nov. 4• Rays
    Christian Bethancourt was the Rays' primary catcher this season, starting 89 games, but struggled at the plate and lost the job to Rene Pinto.
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