MLB Is Suddenly Worried About the Rays

MLB Trying To Stop Tampa Bay Rays From Embarrassing The League In Playoff Games

Major League Baseball is stepping in to the disappointing stadium situation in Tampa. Yet again.The Tampa Bay Rays are once again in playoff contention thanks to a remarkable ability to find low-cost talent and supplement it with one of baseball's best scouting and development systems. They're also playing their 2025 regular-season home games in the spring training facility of the New York Yankees.And the league doesn't want playoff games – or w…

MLB Is Suddenly Worried About the Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are back in the playoff hunt, and Major League Baseball suddenly seems nervous. Not because the league dislikes underdog stories or elite run prevention. But because the Rays might actually host postseason games in a minor league park with a major league problem: it only seats 10,046 people.Let’s be clear—this wasn’t a problem for MLB in May when the Rays bottomed out in the standings. When the roof blew off Tropicana Field la…

Report: Tampa Bay Rays and MLB Have Discussed Possible Home Playoff Locations

The Tampa Bay Rays are making waves in more ways than people imagined. Their playoff odds have skyrocketed since an early-season slump. A future sale of the team is looking likely after talks with a Jacksonville real estate developer. Now, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Rays have had preliminary conversations about where they would host potential home playoff games. The Rays currently sit in the top wild-card position in the Ame…

Red-Hot Rays May Need to Borrow a Stadium in October

Defying significant odds, the Rays are in playoff contention. That’s creating concern about what will happen with the team in October.

MLB Umpires Have Gotten Much Better At Calling Balls & Strikes

J.J. Cooper digs into historical data on balls and strikes to see just how much better today's umpires are at calling games.

Rays, MLB Have Discussed Playoff Hosting Plans

At 44-35, the Rays are firmly in the postseason mix. They’re one game back of the Yankees in the AL East and in possession of the American League’s top Wild Card spot. FanGraphs gives them more than a 70% chance of playing in October. That’d present a challenge for MLB because of their stadium situation. The Rays are playing at an A-ball facility after last fall’s hurricane damage rendered Tropicana Field unplayable. Their interim home, George M…