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Tomoyuki Sugano took a quick trip to Baltimore on Monday. He didn't step foot inside Camden Yards, much less toe the rubber at Oriole Park, but he liked what he saw, loved what he heard and, perhaps just as important, enjoyed what he ate. “Thought it was an incredible city. Loved the feel of it,” Sugano said during a Zoom press conference on Thursday night, with VC Sports Group agent Shawn Novak interpreting. “I ate at the restaurant called the Charleston, with incredible food. And I heard the soft-shell crab there is incredible in the summer, so I'm really looking…

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TAMPA, Fla. — Next season will bring about a first for the Rays: Regular-season home games in the Tampa Bay area … outdoors. Forced out of their home ball

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. TAMPA, Fla. — This year is going to be different for the Rays. How could it not be? After 27 seasons under Tropicana Field's domed roof in St. Petersburg, the Rays will play their home games outdoors at Steinbrenner Field. They don't currently know where they'll be playing in 2026 and beyond. It will be unusual. It might get uncomfortable at times. But the Rays don't want it to be an obstacle as they…

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have reversed course and made their preference clear: They want to be back at Tropicana Field for the 2026 season.

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have finalized a two-year contract extension with Drew Rasmussen, giving the right-hander some financial certainty as he prepares to rejoin their starting rotation this year. The deal will guarantee Rasmussen a $2 million salary this year, with a $500,000 signing bonus, and $5.5 million in

TAMPA, Fla. — The Rays avoided arbitration hearings with four players prior to Thursday's deadline to exchange salary figures for the coming season, and they will likely head to a hearing with shortstop Taylor Walls. The Rays agreed to terms on the following one-year deals, according to a source, avoiding arbitration: It was not immediately clear what salaries Walls and the Rays filed for the 28-year-old shortstop to earn next season. Typically, the Rays either proceed to a hearing or negotiate a multi-year deal with players if they don't settle before the figure-exchange deadline. Walls is in line to return…

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. TAMPA, Fla. — Last year was, in some ways, a transitional season for the Rays' starting staff. Ace Shane McClanahan was sidelined while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Opening Day starter Zach Eflin and Aaron Civale were traded in July. Drew Rasmussen came back from an internal brace procedure in August, albeit as a multi-inning opener/reliever. Jeffrey Springs also returned midseason, only to be dealt to the A's last month. Those injuries and moves…

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