The Tampa Bay Rays, ranked second in the AL East with a 24-12 record, face the Boston Red Sox, who are tied for fourth in the AL East with a 16-21 record. The Boston Red Sox are the favorites with a -120 moneyline compared to the Tampa Bay Rays’ +100. The starting pitchers are Tampa…
STREET. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ben Williamson drove in the winning run with a single after Yandy Díaz tied it with an RBI single and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory. Tampa Bay won for the 11th time…
STREET. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Vilade hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Taylor Walls added a two-run single in the sixth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Monday. Tampa Bay has won four straight games and 10 of its last 11. Advertisement Jonathan Aranda went 3…
Travis Bazzana will finally make his Major League debut. The Cleveland Guardians plan to call up Bazzana on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The former No. 1 overall pick will take over as the Guardians’ second baseman, beginning with their game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Advertisement Bazzana was selected with…
Twins trade two lefties ahead of Rays series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. After losing their series with the New York Mets, the Minnesota Twins face the Tampa Bay Rays. Ahead of their three-game series with the Rays, the Twins will get back…
Fighting to keep spot, Reds’ Will Benson makes MLB history, scores two runs with no pitches originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Cincinnati Reds have a decision to make about their outfield personnel. Advertisement Probably soon. Reds left fielder Will Benson got a…
Mason Miller has been untouchable all season. And so have the San Diego Padres lately. Miller’s scoreless streak now stands at 32 ⅔ innings, just one shy of the Padres’ franchise record. And perhaps most impressive is that the game’s best closer has struck out 27 of 38 batters faced this season, his 71.1% strikeout…
Despite suffering a series finale loss against the first-place Pirates, Shane McClanahan should leave Pittsburgh feeling really good about where he is. Yes, he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits in the process. However, that was the smartest the lefty has looked in three years. For the first time this…
Opening day of the 2026 MLB season began last night with the Yankees-Giants game. Tonight, in the middle of a busy schedule of Opening Day games, the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tonight it’s Zac Gallen vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto inside Dodger Stadium. Game 1 of the three-game series begins at 8:30 p.m. ET….
Previous winner Brayden Taylor, 2B/3B24 | Left/Right | 6’0” | 180AA | .173/.289/.286 (77 wRC+) 437 PA, 8 HR, 17 SB, 14% BB, 27.7% KAFL | .264/.400/.472 (.384 wOBA) 65 PA, 1 HR, 5 SB, 12 BB, 19 K Taylor entered 2025 as a top-100 prospect after demolishing High-A (154 wRC+), and left 2025 as…
