Players are stealing more bases, more balls are falling for hits and games are nearly 30 minutes faster than they were last year. Like them or not, the rules are accomplishing their goals.
Tag: Tampa Bay Rays
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At 13-0, Rays Tie Modern Baseball Record for Best Start
The Rays are 13-0, matching the best start to a season since 1901. But can they also catch the 1884 St. Louis Maroons?
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Pitch Clock Has MLB’s Pitching Coaches Working Overtime
Fans are eager to start the pitch-clock era, but baseball’s pitching coaches are hard at work trying to adjust to one of the biggest changes in M.L.B. history.
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John Jaso Gave Up Baseball to Enjoy Life on a Boat
John Jaso walked away from Major League Baseball at 34, potentially leaving millions of dollars on the table. The sea was calling.
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Rays Players Undercut Pride Night by Not Wearing Rainbow Logos
A day after the Dodgers finally embraced the memory of Glenn Burke — Major League Baseball’s first gay player — a group of Rays players undercut their team’s Pride Night.