Report: Pena heading back to Rays (Yahoo! Sports)

Carlos Pena will head back to Florida in a return to the Tampa Bay Rays, according to a report. The free agent first baseman will sign a one-year deal worth $7.25 million, according to Jon Heyman of cbssports.com. The 33-year-old hit .225 for the Chicago Cubs last season with 28...

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My Favorite Sports Memory of 2011: Derek Jeter’s 3,000 Hit (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

On July 9, New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter became the 28 th member of the 3,000 hits club, as he went 5-5 on the afternoon, including driving in the game-winning RBI over the Tampa Bay Rays. And for good measure, Jeter even stole a base.

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Report: Rays lock up Moore for 5 years (Yahoo! Sports)

In a thin pitching class for free agents, the Tampa Bay Rays have opted to sure up their pitching in the present and future, by signing top prospect Matt Moore to a five-year, $14 million contract, according to ESPN.com. The deal could go for as long as eight years and as much...

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Angels talking to executives from playoff teams (Yahoo! Sports)

In seeking a return to the postseason, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are looking at a front office personnel who have worked in the front office for playoff teams this season. The Angels have reportedly talked to executives from the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees as part...

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Five things the Texas Rangers must do to win the ALCS (Yahoo! Sports)

The Texas Rangers advanced to their second straight American League Championship Series by ousting the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS three games to one. As we learned in Thursday night's decisive Game 5 from Yankee Stadium, they will now … Continue reading →

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Tigers, Rangers prepare for matchup of aces (Yahoo! Sports)

The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers were nearly afterthoughts on that historic final day of the season last week, momentarily brushed aside by an epic comeback from the Tampa Bay Rays and the usual imposing shadow cast by the New York Yankees.

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Rays’ Moore will be least experienced pitcher to start a Game 1 (Yahoo! Sports)

Joe Maddon sure knows how to grab your attention, doesn't he? The Tampa Bay Rays skipper did it again on Thursday night, naming rookie left-hander Matt Moore his starting pitcher for Game 1 of their ALDS against the Texas Rangers. … Continue reading →

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A capsule look at the Rays-Rangers playoff series (PA SportsTicker)

A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers:

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Rays will start rookie Moore in Game 1 (Yahoo! Sports)

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon is taking gamble, announcing on Thursday that rookie Matt Moore, a 22-year-old who has pitched only 9 1/3 innings in the big leagues, will be his starting pither in Game 1 of the A.L. Division Series against the Texa Rangers on Friday.

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You won’t believe the actual odds the Rays overcame (Yahoo! Sports)

People keep saying that not even Hollywood would have the courage to write a script about the unlikely comeback of the Tampa Bay Rays. They're right, of course. How could moviemakers ever expect anyone to buy a story that had a … Continue reading →

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