Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Repairs begin in August, with the aim of having a playable field by the 2026 season. The St. Petersburg City Council met this morning and approved cash toward repairs to Tropicana Field’s roof. This vote specifically approved $22.5 million which will be for the fabrication and installation of the roof, and does not … [Read more...] about Initial Tropicana Field roof repairs approved by City Council
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9th-inning homer lifts Rays over Rockies 3-2 in Steinbrenner Field opener
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field. Miser, a 27-year-old who debuted last August, entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. He drove a first-pitch fastball from Victor … [Read more...] about 9th-inning homer lifts Rays over Rockies 3-2 in Steinbrenner Field opener
Rays 2 Pirates 4: There is no shame in getting bested by Paul Skenes
Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images It was the top of the first inning and something very strange was happening. A Rays pitcher — in this case Ryan Pepiot — threw four balls to a player, who then took first base. This, I’ve been told, is called a “walk,” and we hadn’t seen one from a Rays pitcher since Opening Day, when Pepiot and Pete Fairbanks had give up a total of … [Read more...] about Rays 2 Pirates 4: There is no shame in getting bested by Paul Skenes
GDT: Get excited for Paul Skenes
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Mason Montgomery just threw the fastest pitch in franchise history
Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images There are elite fastballs and then there’s Mason Montgomery Mason Montgomery just threw the fastest pitcher in Tampa Bay Rays history. At this time last year, Mason Montgomery had just made his first start of the season for the Durham Bulls and it was an utter disaster. The southpaw allowed seven runs on nine hits — two home runs — and … [Read more...] about Mason Montgomery just threw the fastest pitch in franchise history