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If the Rays want to improve on their 86-76 record from 2022, they're going to need increased production from left-handed hitters like rightfielder Josh Lowe.
5 questions that could determine the fate of the Rays in 2023
John Romano | Tampa Bay’s front office rolled the dice by bringing the roster back nearly intact after a disappointing 2022.
Rays have a clear goal: Just reaching the playoffs is not enough
Randy Arozarena takes a break after batting practice at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Next up: the season opener against Detroit on Thursday.
Advancing is a priority after getting bounced in the first round the past two seasons.
Rays think that continuity will breed success
With the logo painted Wednesday afternoon, Tropicana Field is ready for Thursday's opener.
Notebook | Only two of the 26 active and four injured list players are new to the organization.
James Shields ‘stoked’ to throw first pitch, retire with Rays
James Shields, who got the first World Series game win in franchise history, will retire with the Rays on opening day.
The symbolic honor caps a career with Tampa Bay that he was most proud of, and he is thrilled to see the team’s sustained success.

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  1. Rays think that continuity will breed success
    3 hours ago• Rays
    With the logo painted Wednesday afternoon, Tropicana Field is ready for Thursday's opener.
  2. 5 questions that could determine the fate of the Rays in 2023
    4 hours ago• Rays
    If the Rays want to improve on their 86-76 record from 2022, they're going to need increased production from left-handed hitters like rightfielder Josh Lowe.
  3. James Shields ‘stoked’ to throw first pitch, retire with Rays
    Yesterday• Rays
    James Shields, who got the first World Series game win in franchise history, will retire with the Rays on opening day.
  5. Rays have a clear goal: Just reaching the playoffs is not enough
    Yesterday• Rays
    Randy Arozarena takes a break after batting practice at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. Next up: the season opener against Detroit on Thursday.
  6. Parking in St. Petersburg likely to get easier, thanks to the Rays
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    The Rays and the city of St. Petersburg have an agreement to allow the public to park on six lots surrounding Tropicana Field on nongame days.
  7. Tampa Bay waited long for Major League Baseball. Here’s the story.
    Yesterday• Rays
    The Florida Suncoast Dome (now Tropicana Field) is shown in the early stages of construction in the late 1980s. A WEDU PBS documentary, Rise of the Rays. A Devil of a Story, debuts at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 30 and retells the region's seven failed attempts to land a Major League Baseball franchise before landing the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays. (TIMES)
  8. Home-grown roster: the all-time, all-area Tampa Bay Rays lineup
    Yesterday• Rays
    Rays centerfielder Brett Phillips celebrates after a home run off Orioles pitcher Jordan Lyles in a game last July. A Seminole High alumnus, Phillips spent parts of three seasons with the Rays.
  9. Our all-time Rays team, minus a few Hall of Famers
    Yesterday• Rays
    Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford were easy selections for our all-Time Rays team. Some others required debate.
  10. Fred McGriff’s first visit to baseball Hall of Fame: special, humbling, awesome
    Yesterday• Rays
    Tampa native Fred McGriff poses with the just-signed placeholder where his plaque will hang after his July 23 induction into baseball's Hall of Fame.
  11. Rays’ Shane McClanahan drives for success in an ‘imperfect’ game
    Yesterday• Rays
    Thursday, left-hander Shane McClanahan, 25, will make his second straight opening-day start for the Rays.
  12. Given how spring started, Josh Fleming surprised to still be with Rays
    Yesterday• Rays
    Rays left-hander Josh Fleming allowed just six hits over his final 13-2/3 exhibition innings, earning a start April 4 in Washington.
  13. List of Rays greats, franchise feats certainly open to debate
    Yesterday• Rays
    After the Rays top the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS in 2008, principal owner Stuart Sternberg, with manager Joe Maddon, center, celebrates.
  14. From 25 seasons of Rays baseball, 25 moments that mattered
    Yesterday• Rays
    The Rays' Randy Arozarena touches home after scoring the winning run against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series Saturday, on Oct. 24, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Rays defeated the Dodgers 8-7 to tie the series 2-all.
  15. Reliever Kevin Kelly can finally exhale as Rays complete roster
    Mar. 27• Rays
    Kevin Kelly, seen here earlier in spring training, was actually told a few weeks ago that he would be on the final roster but sworn to secrecy.
  16. James Shields will be honored on Rays’ sold-out opening day
    Mar. 27• Rays
    James Shields, who pitched seven seasons with the Rays, will return to throw out the first pitch on opening day.
  17. Rays’ Wander Franco declares himself ready for opener
    Mar. 27• Rays
    Wander Franco, seen here earlier this spring, should be at shortstop Thursday, manager Kevin Cash says, as long as there are no more setbacks this week.
  18. A silver anniversary chat with the Rays’ Stuart Sternberg
    Mar. 27• Rays
    Where does principal owner Stuart Sternberg think the Rays will be in 50 years? Still thriving in Tampa Bay.
  19. Ranking the Rays and every MLB expansion team through their first 25 seasons
    Mar. 27• Rays
    Tampa Bay’s remarkable turnaround, which coincided with Stuart Sternberg’s purchase of the team prior to the 2006 season, got us thinking as the team completed its 25th season: Where do the Rays rank compared to the first quarter-century of other expansion teams?
  20. Josh Fleming wins rotation spot with the Rays
    Mar. 26• Rays
    Josh Fleming "competes really, really well," manager Kevin Cash says, and he edged out Yonny Chirinos for Tyler Glasnow's spot in the rotation.
  21. Rays haven’t ruled out Wander Franco for opening day
    Mar. 26• Rays
    Wander Franco's MRI on his right quad Sunday was "favorable," according to manager Kevin Cash.
  22. Rays’ Wander Franco sidelined by quad soreness, status unclear
    Mar. 25• Rays
    Wander Franco was supposed to be the DH on Saturday, but sat out with soreness in his right quad.
  23. 11 players who are most key to the Rays’ 2023 success
    Mar. 25• Rays
    Brandon Lowe connects for a hit during the third inning of Friday's spring game against the Mets.
  24. How Kevin Cash has grown entering his ninth year managing the Rays
    Mar. 25• Rays
    Rays manager Kevin Cash has led the team to a 640-554 record, with a .536 winning percentage, through his first eight seasons.
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