Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow has been on the injured list since August 16 due to tendinitis in his elbow area. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) On Friday, the stage was set for the next big step in Tyler Glasnow’s recovery from an elbow injury. Several hours before the Dodgers opened a four-game series against […]
MLB has suspended Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta for three games for throwing at Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos on Tuesday. Rays manager Kevin Cash was suspended for one game for the incident. Both also received undisclosed fines. MLB announced the disciplinary action on Wednesday. The incident occurred during Philadelphia’s 9-4 win over Tampa […]
Kyle Schwarber wasted no time at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, setting a new Major League Baseball record. The Philadelphia Phillies star hit a home run to open their 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He hit a deep ball off Rays pitcher Taj Bradley’s second pitch of the night that flew more than […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their home winning streak with a 7-3 walk-off victory over the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking home run. The two-time MVP became the fastest player in MLB history to record a 40-40 season and only the sixth to do so. He entered the game with a home […]
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch remorsefully accepted blame for his administration’s well-intentioned bonus payments to employees. “This is where the responsibility ends,” he said Friday afternoon. The 17 lump sum payments to senior officials, which were later rescinded, totaled $250,000 and were publicly disclosed on August 16. The bonuses – which sparked a storm of […]
The game had not yet started and Yordan Alvarez was already making an impression with his bat. During batting practice on Tuesday before the Houston Astros faced the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, the 27-year-old hitter hit a home run to right field. The ball was hit so far and with such force that […]
The Tampa Bay Rays (59-58) defeated the Baltimore Orioles (70-49) 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. With the win, the Rays were able to avoid being swept out of the three-game division series. Anthony Santandar hit a solo home run against Jeffrey Springs in the fourth inning to give Baltimore a 1-0 lead. That […]
BY MARK DIDTLER ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Zach Eflin pitched seven scoreless innings against his former team and the Baltimore Orioles took sole possession of the top spot in the American League East with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. “That’s so good,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said of […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Zach Eflin pitched seven scoreless innings against his former team and the Baltimore Orioles took sole possession of the top spot in the American League East with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Eflin (8-7) delivered four hits, one walk and seven strikeouts for his […]
