April 5, 2022 Tigers acquire Austin Meadows in trade with Rays Detroit sent infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 amateur draft to Tampa Bay for Meadows, who hit .234 with 27 homers and a career-high 106 RBIs last season.
February 8, 2022 Gerald Williams, ex-Yankees outfielder, dead at 55 after battle with cancer Gerald Williams, former MLB outfielder who played for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves among other teams, died after a battle with cancer, Hall of Famer Derek Jeter announced Tuesday. Williams was 55.
January 20, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays' split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB, team says The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.
January 13, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez dead at 28 Tampa Bay Rays bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez passed away unexpectedly this week, the team announced on social media Tuesday.
November 23, 2021 Rays, Wander Franco agree to largest contract in team history: reports The Tampa Bay Rays and phenom Wander Franco have agreed to a record deal.
November 15, 2021 Rays OF Arozarena, Reds 2B India earn Rookie of Year honors It didn’t feel like Randy Arozarena was a rookie this season.
November 15, 2021 World Series champ Julio Lugo dead at 45 Julio Lugo, a former MLB infielder who was a part of the 2007 Boston Red Sox World Series championship, has died from an apparent heart attack, his family said.
October 11, 2021 Red Sox eliminate Rays 6-5 with late sac fly Kiké Hernandez delivered Boston's second straight walk-off win, scoring pinch-runner Danny Santana with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to send the Red Sox to the AL Championship Series with a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
October 10, 2021 Red Sox's Christian Vazquez hits walk-off home run after ruling erases Rays' run in wild game Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez ended a marathon Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays with a two-run walk-off home run on Sunday night to come within one game of winning their American League Division Series.
October 8, 2021 Red Sox flex muscles, power past Rays 14-6 to even ALDS 1-1 J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in his return to the lineup and the Boston Red Sox backed Tanner Houck’s clutch relief effort with a franchise postseason record five home runs, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 14-6 Friday night to even their AL Division Series at a game each.