There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

ST. PETERSBURG -- This spring, Aaron Civale made it clear his top priority was to pitch deeper into games in his first full season with the Rays. He followed through on that goal in his first four outings of 2024, and Tampa Bay won three of those games. But lately,

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are about to add one young power arm to their rotation while temporarily losing another one. Right-hander Ryan Pepiot was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday due to a lower left leg contusion, the result of him taking a 107.5 mph comebacker from

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Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

ST. PETERSBURG -- Randy Arozarena is starting to look more like himself. The Rays’ All-Star left fielder went deep for the third time in five games on Tuesday night, blasting a two-run shot to left field in the third inning of Tampa Bay’s 5-1 victory over the White Sox at

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After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays weren’t supposed to wear their City Connect uniforms on Monday night. They debuted the jerseys over the weekend, and according to the plan they announced upon revealing these new threads, they weren’t supposed to break them out again until Saturday. Then, on the heels of

ST. PETERSBURG -- Josh Lowe is back with the Rays. For real, this time. The Rays reinstated Lowe from the 10-day injured list before their 8-2, series-opening win over the White Sox on Monday night at Tropicana Field, adding a key left-handed bat to their lineup following their three-game sweep

ST. PETERSBURG -- What kind of difference did rookie outfielder Jonny DeLuca make in his first three games with the Rays? “We’re 3-0 since he got here. That’s all,” said shortstop José Caballero. DeLuca has introduced himself to the Tampa Bay faithful with some big hits, but none bigger than

ST. PETERSBURG -- Nothing would have spoiled the Rays’ joy of a weekend sweep against the Mets more than a serious injury to one of their best players. Although the club experienced a scare with right-handed starter Ryan Pepiot on Sunday, it appears to have been only a scare. Pepiot

ST. PETERSBURG -- It’s only May 4, but the champagne was popping after the Rays’ 3-1 win over the Mets at Tropicana Field. And not just champagne, according to manager Kevin Cash. “Beer, champagne, shaving cream,” he said. “I think baby powder.”

ST. PETERSBURG -- On the heels of a very disappointing road trip, the Rays entered Friday night’s game against the Mets with a 14-18 record, in danger of falling five games below .500 for the first time since 2018. If you had to list the top reasons for the club’s

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

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MILWAUKEE -- The first half of this road trip saw the Rays get swept by the White Sox, who doubled their win total over the weekend but still have the Majors’ worst record. The short bus ride north didn’t make things any better for Tampa Bay. The Rays concluded a

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers pitchers Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta and manager Pat Murphy and Rays center fielder Jose Siri all drew suspensions and undisclosed fines from Major League Baseball following their ejections during Tuesday’s eventful win over the Rays at American Family Field. Murphy (two games) and Siri (three games) began

It's getting pretty tough to keep Junior Caminero in the yard. Baseball's No. 4 prospect smashed two more home runs en route to Triple-A Durham's 6-2 win over Gwinnett in Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader. It was the second time Caminero went deep twice in a game this season, and

MILWAUKEE -- In the box score, it was an 8-2 Brewers win over the Rays, with a homer and four RBIs for Willy Adames, Freddy Peralta pitching a one-hitter into the sixth inning and Milwaukee snapping a three-game losing skid at American Family Field on Tuesday night.

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April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your