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DUNEDIN — The Rays expect to get help now and later from J.P Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen, the two right-handed relievers acquired from the Brewers Friday in exchange for shortstop Willy Adames and pitcher Trevor Richards. Feyereisen (FIRE-rye-zehn), expected to join the Rays Saturday, was 0-2, 3.36 in 21 appearances for the Brewers, starting the season with a 17-game streak of not allowing ...

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays will start selling tickets to the public for June home games on May 28, with capacity at Tropicana Field to increase to about 20,000 with seating in most sections restored to standard configuration. The Rays will continue to provide distanced seating, with tickets sold in pods of one-six seats, on the 200 level. Seating in the lower bowl (sections 101-149), as well as ...

Ji-Man Choi was not activated by the Rays on Wednesday as he is dealing with soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. Manager Kevin Cash said Choi was to return from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday morning, but when he noted some soreness in the knee after playing for the Bulls on Tuesday, the Rays had him get checked by Dr. Koco Eaton, who did the arthroscopic surgery in March. Cash said ...

TAMPA — Just two days after he was too weakened by the COVID-19 vaccine to play, Gio Urshela lifted the Yankees on his shoulders and helped them stave off the embarrassment of being swept by the Rays. Urshela hit his first homer of the season Sunday and singled in two runs as the Bombers rallied for four runs in the top of the 10th of the Yankees 8-4 win at Tropicana Field. The Yankees (4-5) ...

ST. PETERSBURG — At a City Council meeting last week, at least half the members said they were uncomfortable moving forward on the redevelopment of the 86-acre Tropicana Field site without input from the stadium’s main tenant, the Tampa Bay Rays. In a letter sent to City Council on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Rick Kriseman wrote that he offered the Rays a chance to weigh in on the proposals. ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays have so many talented players in their organization, as evidenced by their recent ranking as the top farm system in the game, and so many players with stories worth telling. Here are some interesting snippets from three of their promising prospects: Shane Baz, pitcher Baz usually doesn’t spend much time thinking about the July 2018 trade that brought him to the Rays ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays released information on ticket sales for the first month of the upcoming season. Single-game sales will start March 26 to the general public, though there will be pre-sales in advance for those in the new “Season Members” program (if joined by Friday). Working under distancing rules and using pod-style seating with up to six people together, the Rays will re-open the ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi will be sidelined at least 7-10 days due to right knee soreness, with his availability to start the season to be determined toward the end of that period. An MRI exam showed inflammation, and nothing worse, and after an exam by Dr. Koco Eaton the Rays are hoping rest and rehab will help. Choi has reported soreness and/or tightness a couple times ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Tyler Glasnow goes into this season as one of the Rays’ top starting pitchers. But he also earned a spot in another rotation, one of six big-leaguers chosen to share co-hosting duties with Chris Rose on a new twice-weekly hour-long podcast from the Jomboy Media Network, and available via Apple, YouTube and other podcast platforms. Glasnow is a big podcast fan, is well spoken ...

The Rays head north for the first time this spring, taking on the Braves in North Port, first pitch at 1:05 p.m. today. Tyler Glasnow, the Rays’ top returning starter, will be on the mound, likely to work three innings in what is slated to be a nine-inning game. This will be Glasnow’s second exhibition game start, as the Rays were rained out when he was last scheduled. Manager Kevin Cash said ...