The Tampa Bay Rays just got back from an underperforming 1-5 roadtrip. After a day off on Thursday, the Rays will be back home unveiling their City Connect jerseys against the New York Mets. Aaron Civale will be taking the mound and going against José Quintana. Although the Mets started the season in a bad way, they've regained status and become a .500 ballclub. Can the Rays do some damage and turn the page against this New York team? Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlises Follow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… ? https://li ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in a fiery 8-2 as benches cleared at the end of the game. However, Rays fans have something they can be happy about as the team has unveiled their City Connect uniforms! With a lot of work during the last 3-4 years, Warren Hypes and the creative design team of the Rays decided to tell an untold story of the region, "There's an energy and a vibe that makes this region unique. The untold stories of our community are compelling, and the City Connect program gives us a chance to share them. We're especially excited to celebrate Tampa Bay's skate cul ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays just got swept by the Chicago White Sox, who are the worst team in MLB in 2024’s young season. Although the White Sox only had 3 victories when the Rays go to the Southside, The White Sox scored 21 runs this weekend, more than a quarter of the 77 they had all season. Rays offense continued to struggle with runners in scoring position, hitting .200 (7-for-35). Jose Siri got benched for a lazy play on Saturday. The bullpen is not trustworthy. Is this rock bottom? Let us know what you think down in the comments!   Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @Sam ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays will be heading to the “Southside” as they face the Chicago White Sox. This is an opportunity for the Rays to collect some victories as the White Sox are going through it as the worst team in MLB this season. Can Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz get it going soon? Will the bullpen get some much needed stability? Is there reason to think this team is going to get better with the reinforcements coming in May? To dissect all of these questions and much more including Baseball Trivia and Name That WAR!, WTSP’s Sports Director, Evan Closky joins the show.   Follow Kevin Weiss ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays had yet another tough loss on Tuesday evening against the Detroit Tigers 4-2. The Rays caught the lead thanks to the combination of a hit by Randy Arozarena and a two-run shot by Isaac Paredes. Ryan Pepiot only allowed one run by Riley Green (solo homer) in six innings and continued his great start to the 2024 season. However, Colin Poche came in relief with the lead and gave up a two-run bomb to Riley Green and a solo shot by Mark Canha. Let us know in the comments what caught your attention the most from Tuesday’s game. Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambran ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays had a rude welcoming back to Tropicana Field as the Detroit Tigers won 7-1 on Monday evening. Zack Littell had his first messy outing of the 2024 season allowing 5 earned runs in 6 innings on 86 pitches. Bats were mostly quiet and none louder as Randy Arozarena who is now hitting .149 with a .451 OPS in 87 ABs. Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola has been quoted by David Adler saying about Randy’s desire to use the opposite field this season, "Maybe it is [good] long-term," Mottola said. "Right now, it's not. You don't want to take anything away [from him], but you have to stick ..read more

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The Tampa Bay Rays had their trip to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees and lost 2 of 3 games. Zach Eflin gave the Rays a tremendous start in Saturday that ended up being the lone victory in the series for the Rays. Jose Caballero and Amed Rosario keep impressing with their offensive production. Let us know in the comments your takeaways for this series in the comments!Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_ Follow Ulises Sambrano @SambranoUlises Follow the show @LockedOnRaysFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… ? https://link.chtbl.com/LORays?sid=You... Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays had their first winning homestead 4-3 by securing the win against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon. A low-run scoring affair, Ryan Pepiot showed once again that when he’s right, he can be impressive. The Rays offense did just enough to get the victory while the bullpen had solid work to maintain the lead and rest guys from the bullpen as well (Pete Fairbanks did not pitch on Thursday). Now, the Rays will be heading to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees, who have started the 2024 season incredibly hot, not behind power threat Aaron Judge but by impending free ..read more

MAILBAG EPISODE! -Should the Tampa Bay Rays add an organ player at the Trop? Are we missing something out of the ballpark experience by not having one?-Is it frustrating to see Rays starters not go deep into games like they used to a decade ago? Does this strategy overuse the bullpen? What can be done to change it if it needs to be changed?-When is Junior Caminero going to be called up? What can we expect from Jonathan Aranda once he comes back from his broken finger injury? Will that hamper his power production at the plate? Shane Baz will be on an innings limit in 2024 as he comes back from ..read more