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@ECloskyWTSP and get 1-5 Shane Baz twice!

Good news Rays fans, Tampa Bay will play the Orioles six times in the next 10 days and Dean Kremer will not pitch in any of those matchups.

@CodifyBaseball Ichiro’s record of 57 seems very much in play if he stays healthy.

Most Infield Hits So Far This Season: 19 Chandler Simpson 😮 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Otto Lopez 11 Justin Crawford, David Hamilton, Julio Rodríguez, Bobby Witt Jr. 10 José Caballero

@BaseballWRLD_ Drew Rasmussen

Trivia; From August 15th, 2025 to Today, who is the other starting pitcher tied for the 3rd best ERA in MLB? (minimum 10 games started)

@robertrandolph I feel like Oak should be in the HOF, but Ewing certainly exceeded the hype despite never getting a ring. He couldn’t have done any more in those series.

he’s the only player in NBA history to lead his team to 13 straight playoffs and made 2 Nba Finals without ever playing with another hall of fame player

@iAmNickWize Cruz’s Splitter is nasty! Hope they can get DeLuca over and in.

Can I get a Junior Caminero walk off please 🙏 #RaysUp

@TayVictoria8 Thanks for sharing! Looks like the revised roof design meets the weight and safety standards and the trusses will look cool anyways. Not sure why the tax expectation numbers are so wildly different in this report. I expect that will be a topic that comes up in the meeting.

Ahead of next Thursday’s Hillsborough County workshop, here are the findings from AECOM’s independent fiscal and economic impact analysis of the proposed Rays ballpark and stadium district. Read the full report here: eagenda.hcfl.gov/portal/PTL2956…

@ThePaulDriscoll Exactly this. The proposed entertainment district adds a ton of value to that area of Tampa even for people who care nothing about baseball too.

I’m just a massive Rays fan who also views the team as a regional asset. I’ve gone to games at the Trop since 1998. I would have gone to games at the many proposed stadiums in St. Pete. I’ll go to games at the newly proposed stadium across from RayJay. I don’t claim to be an expert on the funding or advocate where it should or shouldn’t come from. That’s above my pay grade. I’m just a fan who wants the team to be a staple of the Tampa Bay area forever. #RaysUp

@TayVictoria8 @troptoberfest Truly ridiculous. A terrible look for the supposed “#1 Rays pregame spot and sports bar”. If anything they could have called it a Joe Maddon celebration or something and included both fan bases. They’ve now alienated the Rays fans who will go elsewhere.

What?

@harrywittine @TayVictoria8 The cash outlay is certainly questionable at this point. Hoping he was trying things out and is effective once the year starts. Can’t ever take ST too seriously.

@TayVictoria8 Big mistake. Should have resigned Littel. Better pitcher for less money. Neander had to be drunk making that decision

All time line.

@JPPetersonshow @kenbabby Love the boys pushing into the peninsula and addressing the fans in West Tampa and around the base in the way the last owners never did! 💪🏻

Two more public meetings to discuss the new Ballpark In Tampa. So many folks are missing-informed on the funding concept so do yourself a favor and go listen to @kenbabby he’s an extremely compelling speaker!

@Flewellen727 Something the @RaysBaseball have considered bringing back for this season @PZalupski and @kenbabby?

Good afternoon, Rays Twitter! If you remember when Tropicana Field parking was free if you had four or more people in your vehicle, you are a Rays OG.

@Ry_Bass Is he crediting anything specific for the increased power? Never going to be a big HR guy but will help with gappers as well.

#Rays Chandler Simpson got the home run ball, his first homer since 2022.

@Ria_Martin I’d love to see them pay tribute to Camp Toccoa where Currahee is where Easy Company trained in WWII. Atlanta Airborne would be really cool and play well locally. Could take one of the original patches to be the basis for the logo.

What would you name the hockey team if metro Atlanta is granted another team? (I've done this fun exercise years ago when there were rumblings of people trying to help get the #NHL back to the Atlanta area, so it's time to revisit)

@minakimes Colman was fantastic in The Lost Daughter. Didn’t love the movie overall but she was deserving.

Cmon

Should have been nominated in 2022 (and won) for Worst Person in the World. The north remembers.

@TayVictoria8 @troptoberfest A bit dusty in the room after hearing this. Makes me think of the Astros park and how intimate and real it is to the city in the outfield walkway. This will be so damn cool!

“This ballpark must be Tampa Bay’s ballpark. When you think of the materials, we’ve got to find a way to get more Ybor brick in there. They’re not in the pictures yet, truthfully, they’re not. We’ve got to find a way that when you sit there on a summer night that you know exactly where you are and that you’re proud of your city. That’s what the great ballparks do. You will be proud of this ballpark, because it will reflect your city, and we’re committed to that because we know that’s important. But you’ll be even prouder of the fans that are in the ballpark, because they will reflect our community. This is such an important moment for Tampa. It’s such a generational, transformational moment for our city. We’re counting on everybody in this room to help make that ballpark better, to make our city better, and more importantly to transform our community. And I would urge you to tell your public officials to say yes to Tampa.” - Ken Babby’s closing remarks tonight

@TayVictoria8 Say what you will about the unbalanced schedule but it really built the rivalries in the East. Can’t believe we only have 2 series up there. The couple times I’ve been it was a very cosmopolitan Yanks crowd with minimal trash talk. NYC is always fun you should go.

The Rays are in the Bronx on my birthday and I’m undecided: Do I want to protect my peace?

@NFLSTROUD With the Pats and Giants playing in Munich more recently than the Bucs (23 and 24) and the Packers playing in Brazil last year I think it’s a good chance it will be the Bucs again. That game was a blast the first time!

Bucs play at the Lions in 2026.

@ThePaulDriscoll Kyle Shanahan started this trend years ago and I thought it looked bad then. Very surprised this is the design the leagues are going with now. It’s boring.

Looks like the 2026 MLB Clubhouse hats will look very similar to the 2025 NFL Sideline Collection. Keeping my eyes peeled for the Rays versions... These are rumored to release on Monday (2/23).

@ryanhammer09 I’ve got Duke and Arizona switched and UConn and Illinois switched but pretty close to yours. Should be a hell of a tourney! There will inevitably be dark horses but I don’t see any real mid-major darlings making a deep run.

I think there are 7 teams who can absolutely win the national title, 8/9 if I’m being generous Tier 1 - without a doubt Michigan Duke Houston Tier 2 - definitely can Iowa State Illinois Arizona Florida Tier 3 - won’t count them out UConn Purdue (idk? - maybe only 8)

@JeffDarlington Big honor Jeff! Congrats!

Forever thankful for my time at the University of Florida. Go Gators. 🐊