blakebbins / Instagram MLB Prospect Writes Birthday Tribute for Late Wife Almost Two Months After Her Murder: 'I Miss You' Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Bivens paid tribute to his late wife on the day she would have turned 25 years old. By Joe Setyon October 15, 2019
Blake Bivens / Facebook MLB Prospect Speaks After Wife, Child and Mother-in-Law Murdered: 'My Heart Was Turned to Ash' Blake Bivens issues his first public statement following the tragic deaths earlier this week of his wife, 1-year-old son and mother-in-law. By Joe Setyon August 30, 2019
MLB Team's Staggeringly Small Crowd Sets Record The game drew just 5,786 fans, which is not only the smallest home crowd of the season for the Rays but also their smallest crowd ever. By Ross Kelly May 29, 2019
Steven Senne / AP Photo World Series Champs' $160M Pitcher Stays Winless as Red Sox Plummet in Division Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale, fresh off of a $160 million deal, remained winless in six starts this season as Boston lost to the Tampa Bay Rays. By The Wildcard April 28, 2019
MLB / Twitter screen shot Watch: MLB Pitcher Gets Fastball To Do Things That Shouldn't Be Possible Tampa Bays reliever Jose Alvarado, a 23-year-old left-hander, has some nasty stuff that will be giving rival batters headaches all year long. By Dave Kovaleski April 4, 2019
Brynn Anderson / AP; Chris O'Meara / AP MLB Opening Day to Feature Rare Matchup Not Seen Since 1979 Only two reigning Cy Young winners have faced the runner-up on Opening Day the next season. That number is about to double. By The Wildcard March 27, 2019
Steve Nesius / AP Reigning Cy Young Winner 'Disappointed' with the Raise He Just Got In a year of huge contracts for free agents, Black Snell's salary looks small. By Fox Doucette March 11, 2019
Billy Hurst / AP MLB Reportedly Considering Rule Change Aimed at Reviving Offense by Reducing Relief Pitcher Use MLB has proposed going back to a 15-day disabled list and increasing the time optioned players usually must spend in the minor leagues. By The Wildcard January 24, 2019
Tom Szczerbowski / Getty Images MLB Star Blasts His Own Team's Fans, Gives Props to Other Fanbases Former Cardinals and current Rays outfielder Tommy Pham has nothing good to say about fans in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area in Florida. By Fox Doucette December 29, 2018
Ron Vesely / MLB Photos via Getty Images Indians, Mariners and Rays Swap Players in 3-Team Deal The Cleveland Indians reacquired fan favorite Carlos Santana and sent slugger Edwin Encarnacion to Seattle in a trade that also involved Tampa Bay. By The Wildcard December 13, 2018