Saturday, they got to share those memories, the first reunion of the first Devil Rays team that played the first game, fittingly 20 years ago, on March 31, 1998.

Wade Boggs reflects on playing for the Devil Rays in 1998-99, then working as a special assistant to general manager Chuck LaMar in 2000 and as hitting coach in 2001.

Updated June 24, 2025, 9:05 a.m. ET. TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay pitcher Taj Bradley reached a bit of a milestone earlier back in April when he became the 22nd pitcher in Rays history to cross the ...

But it was nonetheless a victory in every sense of the word.The inaugural regular-season game for the American League’s infant Tampa Bay Devil Rays went into the win column for the venerable ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — They began as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, then shortened their name in 2007 to simply Tampa Bay Rays. Now, as plans for a new ballpark take shape, there’s ...

NEW YORK – Today, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ status changes forever. After today’s 162nd and final game of the 1998 regular season, they never again will be a first-year expansion team. The ...