TB’s next top prospect joins the ranks at 23 Previous Winner Maykel Coret, OF17 | R/R | 6’4” | 187Signed January 2025 One of the top prospects in the 2025 international signing class, Coret is a compelling 6’4” at seventeen, and projects extremely well, with MLB Pipeline assigning 60+ grades for power, run, arm, and field, and a 50 hit. Of course, he’s a long way off, but with … [Read more...] about 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 24
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Tampa, Orlando line up to make pitch to bring Rays to their city
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The development deal to build the Tampa Bay Rays a new stadium in St. Petersburg appears to be dead. Now, other groups are lining up to buy the team and take it to another city. "We are clearly going to dust off our proposal here in Hillsborough County and see where that takes us," said Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. The mayor says she is willing to sit … [Read more...] about Tampa, Orlando line up to make pitch to bring Rays to their city
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Rays Exercise 2026 Club Option On Yandy Díaz, Add 2027 Vesting Option
The Rays and Yandy Díaz have worked out a mini extension of sorts. The club announced that it has preemptively picked up his 2026 club option, which is valued at $12MM, while adding a club/vesting option for 2027. Díaz, an ACES client, would reportedly vest the ’27 provision at $13MM if he reaches 500 plate appearances in 2026. If he doesn’t hit that vesting threshold, it would … [Read more...] about Rays Exercise 2026 Club Option On Yandy Díaz, Add 2027 Vesting Option
Rays extend Diaz
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Cuban slugger could now be with the Rays through the 2027 season The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Yandy Diaz to a contract extension that could keep with the organization through the 2027 season. Diaz previously signed an extension with the Rays entering the 2023 season that had an option for the 2026 season. The Rays have now … [Read more...] about Rays extend Diaz