Through The Fence Baseball

Can Peralta solidify the Tampa Bay rotation?

Officials of the Tampa Bay Rays hope that righthander Freddy Peralta’s stellar effort on Aug. 26 at Detroit was not an ...
Through The Fence Baseball

In a quest for the Cy Young Award

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Though the winning streak was snapped, the argument continues. With a no-decision on Aug. 30 at home ...
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Gathering necessary wins in a pennant race

This is the time of the season where each pitch, each play and each event tend to be amplified. Separation between teams is ...
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Rays move forward with new stadium; confident in pennant race

After two days of detailed finances, infrastructure dialogue, community development discourse, transportation networks and ...
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Rays In a pennant race, the search for ‘a stopper’

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- After surging to the top of the AL East standings and manufacturing an impressive 9-game winning streak on their most recent road trip, the Tampa Bay Rays suddenly looked mortal.
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MLB Notebook – Construction firm hired for Rays new satdium; Orioles seek separation in AL East wild card race; dilemma for one of the game’s best hitters?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Though no date was announced for shovels in the ground, the Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed stadium in Hillsborough county appears moving forward. On Aug. 17, a select committee of ...
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After the trade deadline, have the Rays improved?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – When the season began, four teams, pundits believed, would remain competitive for the AL East division title. Bunched in a spirited race to the top, there was thought to be ...
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Tampa Bay Rays prepare for the stretch run

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – There is no greater “sense of urgency” than this moment. For the Tampa Bay Rays, and 17 other teams, whether leading their division or within 5.5 games of a wild card spot, it’s ...
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Closer in Baseball: Why the Role Is One of the Most Important in the Game

In baseball, every position plays a critical part in securing victory. From the starting pitcher setting the tone to the power hitter driving in runs, each role contributes to the outcome. However, ...
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Padres colossal collapse has fans demanding drastic dugout changes

The winds of change during the 2026 season started in Queens when the New York Mets got off to a horrible start that kept getting worse. This club had way too much talent to play this poorly, once ...
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Can separation be extended?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Through nearly one-half of the season, the Tampa Bay Rays have surprised the baseball world. At the start of the season, here was a team without a legitimate power, clean-up ...
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Can the Rays stop their current ‘free-fall?’

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With apologies to poet Ernest Thayer and after much excitement, mighty Casey did, indeed, strike out. In a similar vein, the much-celebrated weeks in which the Tampa Bay Rays ...