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Tampa Bay Rays

Team's name:
Tampa Bay Rays
League: American League
Division: East Tampa Bay Rays
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Nickname:
The Rays,
The Devil Rays, The D-Rays
Mascot:
Raymond (seadog)
Team Colours: White, Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and Gold
Joined the League: 1998
Team's President:
Matthew Silverman
Manager: Joe Mandon
General Manager:
Andrew Friedman
Baseball Field: Topicana Field
Current Capacity: 38,437
First Year of Baseball: 1998

League Titles:
AL Pennants: 2008
East Div: 2008
Wild Card berths: none
World Series: none

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are one of the newest franchises in baseball history. Local groups in Florida had sought a MLB franchise throughout the 1980s and 1990s, but it wasn’t until 1995 that a new expansion franchise was awarded to Naimoli’s Tamp Bay group. The new team was scheduled to begin playing in 1998.

The Rays played their first game in March of 1998 against the Detroit Tigers. Although the team lost the game 11-6, they began with the right foot forward. Wade Boggs, who hit the team’ first home run, would also make his 3000th career hit on a home run a year later – the only player ever to do so. He would go on to make the Hall of Fame in 2005.

The team struggled in the early 2000s until 2004, when the Rays finally leapt out of last place for the first time in the team’s short professional history. They were fourth in their division and held a 70-91 record and a .435 percentage. Tampa Bay had finally begun to develop strong talent with young hitters like Aubrey Huff, Carl Crawford, and Rocco Baldelli.

In 2005, a change of ownership altered the team’s management, replacing Lou Piniella with Joe Madden. The team did well that season, and in 2006, further changes were made. Veteran players were replaced by younger talent. The team nevertheless drooped that season, finishing with the league’s lowest record at 61-101.

Although 2006 saw the team’s offense improve dramatically – it was third in the AL for both home runs and steals – a lack of bullpen efficiency left them again with the league’s worst record.

After a change in the team’s look and salary, Tampa Bay found its salvation in 2008. The team had a brilliant start, first in the AL East for the first third of the season. Despite a few periods of shakiness, the team was able to maintain its division lead and nabbed its first division title.

The team also entered the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s history. The Rays went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox before finally being trumped by the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. It finished out the season with a 97-65 record, the best in its history.

Tampa Bay 2010 Roster

Pitchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
49  Winston Abreu  RP  32  6-2  170 
50  Grant Balfour  RP  32  6-2  195 
73  Joe Bateman  RP  29  6-1  185 
47  Jeff Bennett  RP  29  6-3  200 
--  Joaquin Benoit  SP  32  6-3  220 
36  Randy Choate  RP  34  6-1  200 
31  Lance Cormier  RP  29  6-1  200 
74  Jason Cromer  RP  29  6-4  225 
40  Wade Davis  SP  24  6-5  220 
72  Richard de los Santos  RP  25  6-1  170 
54  Mike Ekstrom  RP  26  5-11  190 
22  Matt Garza  SP  26  6-4  215 
58  Jeremy Hellickson  SP  22  6-1  185 
52  Carlos Hernandez  SP  29  5-11  205 
39  J.P. Howell  RP  26  6-0  180 
57  Jake McGee  SP  23  6-3  230 
34  Jeff Niemann  SP  27  6-9  260 
76  Heath Phillips  SP  27  6-3  275 
14  David Price  SP  24  6-6  225 
75  Heath Rollins  SP  24  6-1  185 
33  James Shields  SP  28  6-4  220 
21  Andy Sonnanstine  SP  26  6-3  190 
29  Rafael Soriano  RP  30  6-1  220 
68  R.J. Swindle  RP  26  6-3  190 
59  Dale Thayer  RP  29  6-0  195 
35  Dan Wheeler  RP  32  6-3  220 
Catchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
65  Craig Albernaz  27  5-8  195 
61  Nevin Ashley  25  6-1  215 
67  Alvin Colina  28  6-3  210 
28  John Jaso  26  6-2  205 
41  Jose Lobaton  25  6-0  195 
30  Dioner Navarro  26  5-9  205 
10  Kelly Shoppach  29  6-0  220 
Infielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
16  Willy Aybar  1B  27  5-11  205 
Jason Bartlett  SS  30  6-0  190 
64  Tim Beckham  SS  20  6-0  190 
Hank Blalock  3B  29  6-1  200 
15  Reid Brignac  SS  24  6-3  195 
69  Angel Chavez  SS  28  6-0  185 
--  Christopher De La Cruz  SS  27  6-0  160 
26  Joe Dillon  3B  34  6-2  215 
63  J.J. Furmaniak  SS  30  6-0  190 
24  Dan Johnson  1B  30  6-2  215 
37  Elliot Johnson  SS  26  6-0  190 
Evan Longoria  3B  24  6-2  210 
--  Omar Luna  2B  23  5-11  165 
--  Shawn O'Malley  SS  22  5-10  155 
23  Carlos Pena  1B  31  6-2  225 
32  Chris Richard  1B  35  6-2  210 
Sean Rodriguez  2B  24  6-1  215 
43  Ryan Shealy  1B  30  6-5  240 
18  Ben Zobrist  2B  28  6-3  200 
Outfielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
Pat Burrell  LF  33  6-4  235 
13  Carl Crawford  LF  28  6-2  215 
--  Rashad Eldridge  OF  28  6-1  185 
--  Reid Fronk  RF  23  6-1  185 
27  Desmond Jennings  LF  23  6-2  180 
20  Matt Joyce  LF  25  6-2  205 
19  Gabe Kapler  RF  34  6-2  205 
--  John Matulia  LF  23  6-0  175 
38  Fernando Perez  CF  26  6-1  195 
11  Justin Ruggiano  LF  27  6-2  205 
--  Emeel Salem  CF  25  6-0  180 
B.J. Upton  CF  25  6-3  185 

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