Spencer Torkelson hit his first homer of the spring for Detroit Tigers against Rays, a massive shot that hit the top of the left field scoreboard.

The Rays like the way their starting pitching lines up at the big-league level with —if all get through the spring healthy — the good problem to have of choosing a starting five from six worthy candidates.

The jokes write themselves. The Tampa Bay Rays are so cheap that some of the money they received from a local business was derived from running a Ponzi scheme. The Rays had to return $200,000 they received from Drive Planning after an SEC complaint.

José Caballero, who is fighting for a role in the Tampa Bay Rays' infield, fouled a ball off his foot against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday and had to leave the game.

With most ticket prices raised to offset the limited capacity of playing this season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field, the Rays will still offer a low-cost option to see a game. They announced Monday that “a limited number” of standing room only tickets will be sold for $20 for all 81 home games.

Kenta Maeda looked sharp on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five batters over 3⅔ scoreless innings.

If you want to get a sense of what the Rays do well, and how they’ve managed to stay competitive in the highly competitive American League East despite operating with a lower budget than the rest of the division,

Carl Crawford patrolled left field for the Tampa Bay Rays for nine seasons. The Rays moved their spring training home to Charlotte Sports Park in 2009, when Crawford was toward the end of his tenure with the team and his son Justin was 5 years old.

No one can accuse Tampa Bay Rays prospect Chandler Simpson of lacking confidence, particularly in his ability to run. Speaking to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, Simpson said he would "definitely" beat established big leaguers like Jazz Chisholm Jr.

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The start time for Monday's spring training game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox has been moved because of expected heavy rainfall, foreshadowing what the Tampa Bay Rays might have to deal with this season as they play a season outdoors.