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The team was originally known as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", which was inspired by a common nickname of the manta ray, but after the 2007 season, they shortened their official name to the "Tampa Bay Rays." [2] Tampa Bay made their Major League debut in 1998, where they were an expansion team. [3] For their first ten seasons, Tampa Bay struggled ...
In twenty-five seasons from 1998 through the end of 2022, the team has an overall record of 1,912 wins and 2,034 losses for a winning percentage of 48.5%. The Rays have appeared in eight postseasons and won two American League pennants, in 2008 and 2020. Note: To avoid confusion, this list is only updated at the end of each baseball season.
The 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season was the 27th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, and their 17th as the Rays. They played their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball's American League East. The Rays finished with a record of 80-82, good for 4th in the AL East, 14 games behind the division champion New York Yankees.
The Rays started the season with 13 consecutive wins, tying the 1982 Atlanta Braves and the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers for the modern era (post-1900) record, and the most since the 1884 St. Louis Maroons, before suffering their first loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 14.
Very few people alive today did — until the Rays opened the 2023 season on a roll, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in 139 years, since the St. Louis Maroons went 20-0 to start the 1884 season.
ST. PETERSBURG — Rays players gathered in small groups and different corners of the quiet clubhouse Wednesday evening, some with a beverage in hand, saying goodbyes they didn’t expect to be ...
The Detroit Tigers took the lead in the sixth inning Wednesday but it was short-lived in a 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Detroit Tigers rally, but miss out on sweep of Tampa Bay Rays with 7-5 ...
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most losses, with 11,326, while the Tampa Bay Rays have the fewest, with 2,179. With 22,255 games played, the Chicago Cubs have played more games than any other MLB club. Conversely, Tampa Bay has played the fewest (4,270). San Francisco has recorded the most ties in MLB history, with 163.