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Latest news on the Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in the Tampa Bay area in Florida, and part of the American League's East Division. The Rays joined MLB as an expansion team in 1998 and were originally known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, before dropping "Devil" from their name ahead of the 2008 season. The franchise has spent its entire history in the AL East, competing alongside the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

The Rays have reached the World Series three times, winning the American League pennant in 2008, 2020 and 2026. They lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008, the LA Dodgers in 2020 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 2026. Known for punching above their weight on one of the smallest payrolls in baseball, the Rays made the post-season ten times between 2008 and 2026, building a reputation as one of MLB's most innovative and analytically driven organisations.

The Rays play their home games at Tropicana Field, a fixed-dome stadium in downtown St. Petersburg that holds around 25,000 fans for regular-season games. Known as "the Trop", it has been the club's home since its first season, apart from 2025, when Hurricane Milton damaged the roof and the Rays played at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. In 2026, plans were approved for a new ballpark in Tampa, due to open in 2029. Evan Longoria, the franchise's all-time home run leader, is widely regarded as the greatest player in club history, while Hall of Famer Wade Boggs recorded his 3,000th career hit in a Devil Rays uniform. The team's colours are navy blue, light blue and yellow.

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