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A baseball game from the 2008 World Series at Tropicana Field, showing players and fans enjoying the match.

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are a fun baseball team from the Tampa Bay area in Florida. They play in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are part of the American League East Division.

The Rays started playing in 1998 Major League Baseball season as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2008, they changed their name to the Rays. The new name is inspired by manta rays and rays of sunshine. That year, they had their first winning season and won the American League, but lost the World Series.

Since then, the Rays have made the postseason many times, including winning the American League again in 2020. They have strong rivalries with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, both teams in the AL East. They also have a rivalry with the Miami Marlins, their fellow Florida team.

The Rays play their home games at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Tropicana Field is a special stadium with a dome roof. Fans love to ring cowbells during games, especially when the other team is having a tough time. The team has fun mascots like Raymond, a sea dog, and DJ Kitty, a big cat character, who dance and play music to get everyone excited.

The Rays have had many great players over the years. Some of the team’s best single-season performances include:

The Rays have their own Hall of Fame that started in 2023. Some of the players and people honored include Don Zimmer, Wade Boggs, and Carl Crawford. The Rays have retired three numbers, and Evan Longoria’s number 3 will join them on July 12, 2026. Every team in baseball retired Jackie Robinson’s number 42 in 1997, so no Rays player has ever worn that number.

The Rays are a fun and exciting team with lots of history and great memories!

Images

The entrance to Tropicana Field, a baseball stadium in Florida.
Carl Crawford, a baseball player, swinging at a pitch during a game in 2005.
Evan Longoria, a professional baseball player, shown in action during a game.
A baseball player from the Tampa Bay Rays during a game in Washington, D.C. in September 2020.
The original home uniforms of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team from 1998.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays catcher Dioner Navarro playing baseball during a spring training game.
Portrait of baseball player Casey Fossum from the 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season.
A baseball player from the 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, David Price, in action during a game.
Evan Longoria, a baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays, swings his bat during a game against the Baltimore Orioles in 2017.
A baseball player from the Tampa Bay Rays, Choi Ji-man, during a game against the Nationals at Nationals Park in September 2020.
Corey Dickerson playing baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016.
Christian Arroyo, a baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays, during spring training in 2019.
Logo of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team from 2008.

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