Tampa Bay Rays Rumors & News

Boston Herald "It’s June 19 and the Red Sox are in first place, seven games ahead of the always-tough Rays after a doubleheader sweep on a long day and night at Fenway Park. But that isn’t the surprising part. No, the surprising part is that the Red Sox have maintained their status atop the AL East despite two..." June 19

Tampa Tribune "Rookie Wil Myers will play right field and bat sixth today in his major-league debut, the first game of the Tampa Bay Rays' day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. And, by the way, Evan Longoria returns to third base for the first time since Thursday. He spent the last..." June 18

Boston Herald "The first game of the day-night doubleheader between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays is finally in the books after a three-hour rain delay. Alfredo Aceves only surrendered one run in five innings and David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with three RBI as the Red Sox improved to 8-2 against the Rays this..." June 18

Tampa Tribune "Waiting for Wil Myers in the Durham Bulls dugout during the middle of the second inning Sunday was Bulls manager Charlie Montoyo, who delivered this message to the young prospect: “You're out of the game. You may or may not be going to the big leagues.” May or may not? The kid has been..." June 18

Tampa Bay Times "LHP David Price says it's not a setback, but the soreness he felt Saturday has at least delayed the schedule manager Joe Maddon discussed for his minor-league rehab assignment. Maddon had said Price, out since mid May with a left triceps strain, was exceeding expectations after Thursday's..." June 17

Boston Globe "Early this week, the Houston Astros will formulate a game plan as to how to approach their veteran assets. Teams are already calling about Bud Norris, a cheap ($3 million) solution to any contender’s rotation. Cheap in salary, but he won’t be cheap in acquisition cost. The Astros are willing..." June 17

Tampa Tribune "Luke Scott, getting his first start in left field and batting third Saturday, helped lead the Rays past the Royals 5-3 in front of 18,593 fans at Tropicana Field. Scott continued his recent surge at the plate with a pair of hits, including a two-run homer in the third inning that put the Rays..." June 16

UPI "Luke Scott bashed a go-ahead, two-run homer and Tampa Bay's bullpen overcame an injury to starter Alex Cobb to post a 5-3 victory over Kansas City. After spotting the Royals an early 2-1 lead, the Rays came back in the third. Ben Zobrist notched a two-out single off Kansas City's Jeremy..." June 16

MLB.com "After staying overnight for further observation, Rays starter Alex Cobb was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Sunday afternoon and headed home. The Rays placed Cobb on the seven-day concussion disabled list and recalled reliever Josh Lueke from Triple-A Durham on Sunday morning, a day..." June 16

ESPN.com "Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb is expected to be released from the hospital one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. The Rays announced the news before Sunday's game with the Royals. The pitcher will likely be discharged from the hospital Sunday afternoon. The team says..." June 16

Tampa Bay Times "It was nearly an hour after the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday, and left-hander Alex Torres said he was still shaking. Torres, like everyone else, was scared when starter Alex Cobb was struck in the right ear with a line drive in the fifth inning and taken to the hospital on a..." June 16

Tampa Tribune "Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria has plantar fasciitis, painful inflammation on the sole of the foot, in his right foot. “Just a little plantar issue.” Longoria said. “It's probably been bothering me for like two weeks now. But it kind of gets to the point where I don't really feel..." June 15

CBSSports.com "In the top of the fifth inning in Tampa Bay, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer hit an absolute rocket of a line drive right back at the pitcher's mound. And unfortunately, it hit Rays starter Alex Cobb square in the head. It appeared to get him above the right ear on the side of his head. The..." June 15

Kansas City Star "And the roll continues. In fact, the Royals are looking better and better after winning Friday for the ninth time in 10 games with a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Sure, the Royals displayed the best parts of their recent formula — a strong outing by a starting pitcher..." June 15

Kansas City Star "Well, hey, welcome back to The Trop, Elliot Johnson. The long-time Tampa Bay Ray, playing Thursday night at Tropicana Field for the first time as an opponent, ignited and capped an eight-run sixth inning that carried the Royals to a 10-1 victory. Sort of a remember-me kiss, and Johnson..." June 14

CSN New England "For the second time in the last two weeks, Alfredo Aceves answered the call from the Red Sox, stepping in from the minor leagues for a spot start and limiting the opponent to a single run over six innings. Aceves, who held the Phillies to a solo run on May 25, did the same to the Tampa..." June 13

Boston Herald "Jonny Gomes was not impressed. Monday night’s bench-clearing incident here was more like a book-club gathering, featuring home-baked oatmeal raisin cookies served with a nice Oolong tea, than anything remotely resembling a baseball brawl. It was, said Gomes yesterday, “just a 60-yard sprint,..." June 12

Tampa Bay Times "Matt Joyce seemed a bit on the defensive, having to explain his actions that led to him being hit by a pitch and in the middle of a benches-clearing incident in Monday's marathon loss when he felt he didn't do anything wrong. So Tuesday night, he went on the offensive, hitting the longest, and..." June 12

Boston Herald "A decade ago, John Lackey and Joe Maddon developed a close relationship as pitcher and bench coach, respectively, with the Angels. Times have changed. Pitching for the Red Sox here Monday night, Lackey touched off a dugouts-clearing dustup in the sixth inning against the Maddon-managed Rays..." June 11

Boston Herald "If the only thing Jarrod Saltalamacchia did here last night was crouch behind the plate for 14 innings and receive 222 pitches from eight different pitchers, the Red Sox would have gotten their money’s worth. But Saltalamacchia proved even more valuable. After the Red Sox fumbled a six-run..." June 11

CSN Baltimore "In the first two months of the season, the Orioles have played the Tampa Bay Rays 12 times. The games are invariably hard fought and memorable. Sunday’s was no exception. After an early eight-run lead, the Orioles barely held on and escaped with a 10-7 win 19,921 at Tropicana Field. The..." June 10

Tampa Tribune "It was a scoreless game in the eighth inning the other day in Detroit and the Tigers had the go-ahead run at second base with two outs when Rays manager Joe Maddon had Alex Cobb walk Miguel Cabrera intentionally. Pick your poison, right? Pitch to Cabrera with the game on the line or pitch to..." June 09

Tampa Tribune "The moment arrived in the fifth inning Saturday, the moment that has claimed many a good outing this season by Jeremy Hellickson. A three-run lead was in danger after the Baltimore Orioles put the first two runners on base to bring the tying run to the plate. Where would it..." June 09

Tampa Tribune "Chris Archer was dialed in from the first pitch and Desmond Jennings dialed into one pitch. The combination added up to give the Rays a 2-1 victory against Baltimore (34-27) on Friday as Tampa Bay (33-27) opened up a key 10-game homestand with a win to tighten the race in American League East..." June 08

Tampa Tribune "David Price arrived at his locker stall Friday afternoon and put on his baseball gear. The simple task proved another positive step in Price's recovery from a strained triceps in his pitching arm as the reigning Cy Young Award winner made his way out to the bullpen to throw off a mound for the..." June 08

Tampa Tribune "The last thing the Rays wanted to see was another pitcher walk off the mound with an injury, but that’s what happened Thursday when LHP Jake McGee could not continue pitching after taking a line drive by 3B Miguel Cabrera off his left shin in the seventh inning. McGee threw two warm-up pitches..." June 07

Fox Sports Midwest "Shelley Duncan was smiling when I walked up to his locker at the Tampa Bay Rays' spring-training base a few months ago. Of course, Shelley Duncan usually is smiling. We talked about his mom, Jeanine, his brother, Chris, and how unfair life could be that both of them would be diagnosed with a..." June 07

Detroit News "Next up for Max Scherzer? Two guys you probably never heard of. After a win that got away in Baltimore, Scherzer improved his record to 8-0 on Thursday by limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to one run in seven innings of the Tigers’ 5-2 victory. With the win — aided and abetted by Victor Martinez’s..." June 07

Tampa Tribune "It’s a happy time. He graduated from Durant High School on Monday night. Tuesday was the school baseball banquet. Back home, Charlotte Danish has run out of room, so her only child’s trophies are wherever they fit. One of the latest, Tampa Tribune Hillsborough County male prep athlete of the year,..." June 06

Tampa Tribune "In the best-case scenario anyone the Tampa Bay Rays draft over the next three days is three, four years away from making the big leagues. So, with that in mind, how do they select players? Best player available? Need? “For us it's about lining up the board and lining up the players..." June 06

SB Nation "The Tampa Bay Rays have selected catcher Nick Ciuffo out of Lexington High School in South Carolina with the No. 21 pick in the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft. Matt Garrioch of Minor League Ball believes that Ciuffo may be the "best all-around catcher" in this year's class. Ciuffo, 18, not only boasts..." June 06

Detroit News "This time he got it. After a win that got away in Baltimore, Max Scherzer improved his record to 8-0 on Thursday by limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to one run in seven innings of the Tigers’ 5-2 victory. With the win, helped along by Victor Martinez’s fourth home run and three RBI, Scherzer..." June 06

Tampa Bay Times "Things were going so well for Rays right-hander Alex Cobb on Wednesday night that when he came off the field after the sixth inning, he thought it was the fifth. "I saw it on the scoreboard, and I thought the scoreboard was wrong," Cobb said. "I asked (Matt Moore), and he said, 'Yeah, that was..." June 06

Tampa Tribune "Alex Cobb returns to the mound today for the first time since May 26, when he went 8 1/3 innings against the Yankees. He developed a cut near the nail on his right middle finger and missed his last start. “This was much needed,” Cobb said. “I wouldn't have been able to be effective Friday..." June 05

Detroit News "One thing about good pitchers facing each other: If one stumbles, the other understands. Because at some point, they’ve all been there. What appeared to be a heck of a matchup at Comerica Park on Tuesday night ended up as a heck of a headache for Tampa Bay’s previously unbeaten Matt..." June 05

Tampa Tribune "Friday became Saturday. May became June. Rainy skies gave way to clear skies. And finally, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Indians finished a baseball game that started late and ended way late. The Rays won, 9-2, to extend their winning streak to six games, matching their longest of the..." June 01

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians proved to be remarkably resilient this afternoon. It made sense that their two biggest contributors, Ubaldo Jimenez and Jason Giambi, had gotten sufficient rest. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez allowed four hits in eight innings and Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer as the..." June 01

Tampa Tribune "The Rays’ rotation remains a fluid situation heading into the next week. RHP Alex Cobb had his start pushed back after suffering a crack along the edge of the fingernail of his middle finger that prevents him from throwing his curveball without pain. Cobb’s injury allowed RHP Alex Colome to..." May 31

Tampa Tribune "The Rays used power and pitching to sweep the Citrus Series. Tampa Bay rookie pitcher Alex Colome dazzled in his major league debut, picking up the win in a 5-2 victory against the Miami Marlins on Thursday in front of an announced crowd of 23,199 at Marlins Park. Colome became the seventh..." May 31

Tampa Tribune "Alex Colome arrived in the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse Wednesday morning expecting to make his major-league debut out of the bullpen. But after Wednesday night's game, the 24-year-old rookie learned he will take the mound for his first career start tonight. The move was made after RHP Alex..." May 30