Tampa Bay Rays
| Tampa Bay Rays | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Tampa Bay, Florida |
| Year Founded: | 1998 |
| Colors: | Navy blue, Carolina blue, white, gold |
| Mascot: | Raymond |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Website: | http://devilrays.mlb.com/ |
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team in the American League East Division. They are located in Tampa, Florida. The Rays play at Tropicana Field. The Rays dropped the word "Devil" from their name prior to the 2008 season.
The team has been to two World Series, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in 2008 and losing 4-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.
The team's home field is the only true "dome" stadium in Major League Baseball. Despite the team's occasional success, it ranks with Oakland and Miami for having the poorest fan support and thus is often discussed as a relocation candidate.
First Game: March 31, 1998 vs. Detroit Tigers at Tropicana Field, 6-11.
Contents
Current Roster
*Not on active roster
**Not on 40 man roster
Pitchers
- 50 - Grant Balfour
- 36 - Randy Choate
- 31 - Lance Cormier
- 40 - Wade Davis
- 54 - Mike Ekstrom
- 22 - Matt Garza
- 58 - Jeremy Hellickson
- 39 - J.P. Howell
- 57 - Jake McGee
- 34 - Jeff Niemann
- 14 - David Price
- 33 - James Shields
- 21 - Andy Sonnanstine
- 29 - Rafael Soriano
- 59 - Dale Thayer
- 35 - Dan Wheeler
Catchers
- 28 - John Jaso
- 41 - Jose Lobaton
- 30 - Dioner Navarro
- 10 - Kelly Shoppach
Infielders
- 16 - Willy Aybar
- 8 - Jason Bartlett
- 15 - Reid Brignac
- 3 - Evan Longoria
- 23 - Carlos Pena
- 1 - Sean Rodriguez
- 18 - Ben Zobrist
Outfielders
- 5 - Pat Burrell
- 13 - Carl Crawford
- 27 - Desmond Jennings
- 20 - Matt Joyce
- 19 - Gabe Kapler
- 38 - Fernando Perez
- 11 - Justin Ruggiano
- 2 - B.J. Upton
Minor League Affiliates
The minor league affiliates of the Rays are:
- AAA - Durham Bulls
- AA - Montgomery Biscuits
- A Adv. - Vero Beach Devil Rays
- A - Columbus Catfish
- SS - Hudson Valley Renegades
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