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Spring fling: Fox Sports Sun to show 11 Rays exhibitions

Games will be available on TV and streamed; 21 of the exhibitions will be carried on radio.
Diego Castillo (63) kicks a ball around during spring training at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte last February. [TAILYR IRVINE | TIMES ]
Diego Castillo (63) kicks a ball around during spring training at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte last February. [TAILYR IRVINE | TIMES ]
By Marc Topkin
Published Jan. 23

Fox Sports Sun will televise 11 of the Rays’ spring exhibition games, starting with their Feb. 23 home opener against the Yankees in Port Charlotte.

All 11 games will be available on TV and streamed via Fox Sports Go. Ten of the games will be staffed by a mix of play-by-play announcer Dewayne Staats, analyst Brian Anderson and reporter Tricia Whitaker, plus what the network said would be “special guest appearances in the broadcast booth.” The Feb. 27 game against the Yankees will feature the YES Network telecast.

There will be radio coverage of 21 spring games, with 11 over the air on WDAE and network affiliates, and 10 on raysbaseball.com and the At-Bat app, with Andy Freed, Neil Solondz and Dave Wills providing coverage.

Here is the schedule of games that will be covered:

Feb. 22, at Red Sox, WDAE

Feb. 23, vs. Yankees, WDAE, Fox Sports Sun

Feb. 24, vs. Red Sox, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

Feb. 26, vs. Twins, raysbaseball.com

Feb. 27, vs. Tigers, raysbaseball.com; at Yankees, Fox Sports Sun

Feb. 29, vs. Braves, WDAE

March 1, vs. Twins, WDAE, Fox Sports Sun

March 4, vs. Blue Jays, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

March 5, vs. Pirates, raysbaseball.com

March 7, vs. Orioles, WDAE, Fox Sports Sun

March 8, vs. Pirates, WDAE

March 11, vs. Red Sox, WDAE, Fox Sports Sun

March 12, vs. Phillies, raysbaseball.com

March 14, at Blue Jays, WDAE

March 15, vs. Orioles, WDAE

March 16, vs. Braves, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

March 19, vs. Blue Jays, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

March 20, vs. Nationals, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

March 21, at Phillies, WDAE

March 22, at Pirates, WDAE

March 24, vs. Rays prospects, raysbaseball.com, Fox Sports Sun

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