The Rays could have given the start in their Grapefruit League opener to Jason Hammel, an established member of the team who is battling for a rotation spot. ...more

February 26, 2009

Pleasant low-humidity weather has greeted the Tampa Bay Rays for their Grapefruit League opener today at their new spring training digs. ...more

February 25, 2009

Two weeks after Alex Rodriguez acknowledged he used a banned substance to enhance performance, Commissioner Bud Selig said the sport's popularity is at an all-time high and he lauded the Rays as an example of what's right with baseball. ...more

February 25, 2009

On the eve of spring training's exhibition season, when questions must be answered, the Rays have a large one looming. What to do with David Price? ...more

February 24, 2009

In Jason Isringhausen's mind, it was no big deal - just another bullpen session tacked onto the list of hundreds he has thrown in his life. ...more

February 23, 2009

All Tim Beckham could do was sit back and take it. One day last week, the youngest Ray was subjected to a carefully choreographed verbal beating from a man who has been handing them out for years, wisecracking Tampa Bay first base coach George Hendrick. ...more

February 23, 2009

He doesn't want to waste a second. He beats most everyone to the park. Joe Nelson learned at his first training camp, in 1996. The then-Atlanta Braves prospect overslept twice. ...more

February 22, 2009

At 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, Rays first baseman Carlos Pena sports some broad shoulders. ...more

February 22, 2009

Now that they've arrived, the Rays are eager to prove they belong. ...more

February 22, 2009

Sonnanstine is dependent upon precision and consistency, and his margin for error is narrower than most of his peers. ...more

February 22, 2009