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Baseball is back, or at least it feels like it as the Rays kick off their first Grapefruit League game against the Braves in Charlotte. With fresh faces on the roster and injuries already cropping up, it's time to see what this revised squad can do under the Florida sun.
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GDT: The first Rays lineup of 2026
BASEBALL IS BACK…sort of The Tampa Bay Rays are set to play their first game of the Grapefruit League as they’ll take on the Atlanta Braves at Charlotte Sports Park. Taking the mound for Tampa Bay is T.J. Nichols, who had a breakout season in 2026 and emerged as one of the Rays top pitching […]
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2026 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 20
Previous Winner Tre’ Morgan, 1B/LF23 | L/L | 6’0” | 215AAA | .274/.398/.412 (119 wRC+) 402 PA, 8 HR, 8 SB, 15.9% BB, 19.2% K Morgan continued to hit without power in 2025, a great discouragement for some evaluators, but his present 50-grade hit tool and feel for the zone allow a major league projection. […]
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Injury Notes: Simpson, Freeman, Junk, Pereira
Outfielder Chandler Simpson is experiencing left hamstring tightness in early camp, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The Rays will keep him out of the first few exhibition games to allow him time to rest. “Right now, we’re going to slow play him, just get his legs underneath him,” said manager Kevin…
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Davidson, Martin stand out in Rays' first spring training game
Logan Davidson and Trevor Martin stood out with their performances in today’s spring training game.
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Double-A Montgomery ace gets first start of spring training for the Rays
Double-A starter TJ Nichols will get first start of spring training for the Rays.
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McClanahan faces hitters on long road to recovery: 'We're so close'
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The last time Shane McClanahan stared down the mound and saw a hitter standing in the batter’s box, he still didn’t have full feeling in his left hand.
“I didn't even really count that,” he said. “I couldn't feel my thumb.”
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