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The Tampa Bay Rays will take on a new turf and the Toronto Blue Jays to start the season on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG — Though some of the government officials with a vote, among others, have taken swings at the merits of the Rays’ new stadium project, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said Thursday that he is confident they will get the deal approved. More so than ever. “As we sit here today, the end of March, I feel as positive as I have at any point in time,” Sternberg said before the season ...

The Minnesota Twins acquired outfielder Manuel Margot, minor league shortstop Rayne Doncon and cash on Monday from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league shortstop Noah Miller. In conjunction with the trade, the Dodgers announced a $4 million, one-year contract to keep Kiké Hernández. The 29-year-old Margot just joined the Dodgers two months ago with starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow in a trade with Tampa Bay.

Reliever Phil Maton and the Tampa Bay Rays finalized a $6.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, a deal that includes a 2025 club option and could be worth $14 million over two years. Maton gets a $6.25 million salary this season, and the Rays have a $7.75 million option with a $250,000 buyout. A 30-year-old right-hander, Maton was 4-3 with a 3.00 ERA with 74 strikeouts over 66 innings last year for Houston, his 89 mph average fastball velocity down 2 mph from 2022.

Right-hander reliever Naoyuki Uwasawa will receive a $25,000 signing bonus as part of his minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, who must pay a release fee of $6,250 to the Pacific League’s Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. If added to the Rays' 40-man major league roster, Uwasawa would get a $2.5 million salary while in the major leagues and a $225,000 salary while assigned to the minors.