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Tampa Bay saw Zach Eflin throw anotgher strong spring start, and the young bats come through big to defeat Minnesota.  Outfielder Manuel Margot tells us how excited he is to be fully healthy in 2023 after nagging injuries cost him a huge chunk of 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay used a strong outing from Drew Rasmussen along with two big innings at the plate early to beat up on Detroit.  General manager Peter Bendix talks about the plans for the starting rotation this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday turned out to be a big day for the kids, as prospects Niko Hulsizer and Kyle Manzardo each went deep, and Luis Patino tossed shutout baseball into the third to help defeat the Mets in Port St. Lucie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Fleming had a strong start in Jupiter and Josh Lowe hit his third home run of the Grapefruit League, but Tampa Bay would fall to Miami because of a big inning allowed by the bullpen.  Manager Kevin Cash talks about what he has seen from his young outfielder at the plate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay got an incredible Spring Training performance from pitcher Jeffrey Springs, but falls late at home to Atlanta.  The lefty, who struck out six of the ten batters he faced Friday, talked about the brand-new four-year deal he received from the team this past offseason.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay returned froman off day to welcome Kevin Kiermaier back to Tropicana Field for the first time as an opponent.  Manager Kevin Cash speaks about Kiermaier robbing Manuel Margot of a hit, while Pete Fairbanks, who made his Grapefruit League debut Thursday, talks about his long off-season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay got a pair of scoreless innings from Luis Patino and a couple of home runs late to pull away from the defending National League champions.  Manager Kevin Cash said he was pleased with what he saw out of his right-hander.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay gets the best of their in-state rivals during a rare Spring Training matchup.  Prospective Opening Day starter Shane McClanahan talks about what he feels he needs to work on while he prepares to take the baseball on March 30.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday's defeat at Tropicana Field is overshadowed by a major loss off the field, as the team learned long-time radio broadcaster Dave Wills had died at age 58.  Manager Kevin Cash talks about one of the longest tenured broadcasters in the sport and what he meant to the organization and the community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you were looking for offense, you came to the right place Saturday in Tampa, as the Rays and Yankees combined to score 24 runs on 29 hits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday saw the debuts of both a member of the front of the starting rotation and the back end of the bullpen, but it wasn't enough to leave Dunedin victorious.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay comes out on the wrong side of the scoreboard in its first spring game at Tropicana Field, but saw a great first outing from new pitcher Zach Eflin.  Eflin tells Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun about how everything both on and off the field has been going well this spring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay extends its unbeaten streak to three straight spring games thanks to a Tie Wednesday in North Port.  Left-hander Shane McClanahan updates us on how he feels after his first spring outing, while Josh Lowe explains what he has been working on this spring to help his success at the plate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay ends its time in Orlando by shutting out the New York Yankees at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.  Jeffrey Springs gives us a report of how he felt his first spring start went, while Kevin Cash talks about Luke Raley's hot spring start at the plate.  Plus, an update on Tyler Glasnow's oblique injury after he underwent an MRI Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay got most of its regular hitters into a spring game for the first time Monday, and came away with the first win of 2023.  Manager Kevin Cash and shortstop Wander Franco talk about the game results, plus we have the latest on Tyler Glasnow's bullpen session in Orlando ending early due to another injury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay got strong perfiormances out of two of its top prospects Sunday, but it wasn't enough to earn the first win of the Grapefruit League season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay starts off the Grapefruit League season with good processes, but the results do not match.  Catcher Francisco Mejia discusses learning new rules like the pitch clock, while pitcher Kevin kelly, who is trying to make the team after being selected in the Rule 5 Draft, details the balance between process and results he's looking to achieve this spring.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay held a lighter workout Thursday in Orlando with just a handful of pitchers throwing live batting practice sessions.  Infielder Yandy Diaz, fresh off getting a new contract this offseason and learning he and his wife will have their first child during the season, says he's glad to play the role of the senior veteran to the young Spanish-speaking players on the team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay continued its full-squad workout schedule with another round of live batting practice sessions.  Outfielder Randy Arozarena says he has high expectations this year of improvement not only from himself but the rest of the Rays hitting lineup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay held its first round of live batting practice sessions Tuesday in Orlando, complete with pitch clocks and umpires.  Starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen says he's using this spring not only to get ready for the upcoming season, but also to finally move past the disappointing finish of 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The entire Rays team conducted their first full workout of the spring Monday in Orlando.  Manager Kevin Cash spoke with the team prior to getting out on the field and gives us an overview of what was said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Rays held their final pitchers and catchers workout while position players took part in an administrative day at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando.  Outfielder Josh Lowe, who has been working out at the complex since it opened last week, said he's ready to take a step forward after a disappointing start to his big league career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay held its penultimate workout for pitchers and catchers Saturday in Orlando before everyone headed to Tropicana Field for Rays Fan Fest.  A lot of discussion in camp this spring has surrounded the pitch clock.  New third base coach Brady Williams is intimately familiar with the rule having managed at Triple-A Durham the last three seasons, and feels it's good that the league is throwing the players in the deep end with the rule during Spring Training games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Rays held their second workout of the spring Thursday at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.  Left-hander Jeffrey Springs, who got a new contract this offseason, speaks about how he would categorize the starting rotation this year.  Plus, Tampa Bay makes its first roster move of Spring Training, Harold Ramirez learns how he fared in his arbitration case, and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stops in the Tampa Bay area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rays pitchers and catchers got in their first organized workout of the 2023 spring Wednesday at their temporary spring home in Orlando.  Pitcher Zach Eflin discusses why he's so excited to join what has been one of the top pitching rotations in the sport, while reliever Pete Fairbanks gets into his excitement for his favorite television show to return.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Rays opened camp Tuesday in an unfamiliar location, as the team is working out at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando after their facility in Port Charlotte was damaged by Hurricane Ian in the offseason.  Manager Kevin Cash says in the conversations he's had with his players throughout the offseason, he felt a sense of disappointment in how 2022 ended and a resolve to not have the same thing happen in 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The longest scoreless game in Major League postseason history unfortunately ends with Tampa Bay getting ousted from the playoffs.  We thank you for joining us all year long, and look forward to being back with you in February.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay is pushed to the brink of elimination as Cleveland takes another one-run game from them, this time to open the Wild Card series.  Shane McClanahan, who took the loss on Friday, says everyone expected this game to come down to the slimmest of margins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa bay ends the regular season by dropping its fifth consecutive game to limp into the playoffs.  But manager Kevin Cash says he and his players are excited to have a chance to make a run at a championship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay has officially clinched the sixth and final seed in the American League playoffs after dropping the middle game of the three-game set in Boston on Tuesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay gets a second straight strong outing from Tyler Glasnow, but Boston came back late to take the opener of the final series of 2022.  Manager Kevin cash said it was good to see Glasnow bounce back from a tough first inning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday's loss in Houston means that Tampa Bay must go on the road for the American League Wild Card series, meaning their nine-game road trip could be extended to as many as 14 games.  Manager Kevin Cash says when you pitched as well as Corey Kluber did against the formidable Astros lineup, you give yourself a chance to win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A night after clinch their fourth consecutive postseason berth, Tampa Bay is unable to complete a comeback from down two runs in the ninth inning against Houston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay clinches a postseason berth for a fourth consecutive season Friday night in Houston.  Manager Kevin Cash tells Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun about how much the team has overcome adversity this year to make it to the playoffs again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay blows a lead for the third straight game in Cleveland, and the Guardians hold on to finish off the series win over the Rays, preventing them from being able to clinch a fourth consecutive postseason berth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It looked to be a carbon copy of Tuesday's game in Cleveland, but Tampa Bay could not keep the Guardians off the board in extra innings, and spoiled the return of Tyler Glasnow by dropping the middle game of their series at Progressive Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay starts the final road trip of the 2022 regular season with a wild back-and-foryh extra inning affair in Cleveland.  Manager Kevin Cash says after seeing the bats go quiet after a big fourth inning, he's glad to see his team pull out the win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay's home schedule in 2022 ends with a thud, as Toronto takes the last regular season game of the year at Tropicana Field to split the four-game series.  Manager Kevin Cash says Blue Jays hitters took advantage of start Shane McClanahan not having his best command Sunday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay's two-game winning streak comes to an end Saturday at home against Toronto and their ace Alek Manoah. Manager Kevin Cash praised his starter Drew Rasmussen, and said he went nearly pitch-for-pitch against the Jays starter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay earns the season series victory over Toronto with Friday night's win at Tropicana Field.  Randy Arozarena became the second player in franchise history to hit 20 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season, and talked after the game, through translator Manny Navarro, about the accomplishment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay snaps their three-game losing streak by beating up Toronto.  Manager Kevin Cash feels the offense could be getting kickstarted at just the right time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fir the first time in franchise history, Tampa Bay is swept at home by Houston.  Manager Kevin Cash says you can attribute the Astros' success in the three-game series to the fact that they were the better pitchers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay is shutout for a second consecutive game for the first time since 2017.  Manager Kevin cash talks about trying to get the offense kickstarted against a good Houston pitching staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay runs into a buzzsaw in the form of the Houston Astros Monday in St. Petersburg.  Manager Kevin Cash says they had opportunities to try and even up the game, but could not take advantage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay takes the weekend series from Texas by winning Sunday's finale.  Catcher Christian Bethancourt, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, tells Bally Sports Sun's Tricia Whitaker about how much he has enjoyed this season after coming over from the cellar-dwelling Oakland Athletics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay evens up their weekend series with Texas by taking the middle game of the three-game set.  Infielder Taylor Walls says the team's mindset is still focused on taking every series it can from here on out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A disappointing start to the final homestand of the year for Tampa Bay as Texas takes the opener of the weekend series.  Catcher Francisco Mejia, through translator Manny Navarro, says Texas took advantage of the only two pitches from Corey Kluber that they made hard contact with.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay ends their road trip in Toronto in the best way possible: with both an offensive onslaught and the return of the ace in their rotation.  Shane mcClanahan talks about returning after missing two weeks with a shoulder impingment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another rough night from the bats means Toronto takes three of the first four games on the series from Tampa Bay.  Manager Kevin Cash says starter Drew Rasmussen performed fine, but that you just had to credit the Blue Jays hitters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay splits a day-night doubleheader in Toronto.  Pitcher Jeffrey Springs talks about his six shutout innings during the matinee, while manager Kevin Cash laments the offense not stepping up in the nightcap.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay starts its five-game series in Toronto by dropping their third straight contest.  manager Kevin cash understands that scoring just two runs against a potent Blue Jays offense will not be enough to earn victories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.