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Byline: Paul White, @PBJWhite, USA TODAY Sports The city changes almost daily, but the Tampa Bay Rays are playing the same game everywhere, one that establishes them as legitimate threats [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times Staff Writer TORONTO -- Having played longer than any other active player without getting to the postseason, 18-year veteran RHP Jamey Wright wants the Rays to [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; TIMES STAFF WRITER The Rays officially launched the Wil Myers era with last week's promotion, and the first impressions have been good, in terms of his bat, [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times Staff Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For a team that supposedly doesn't have much power, the Rays have been flexing a lot of muscle, setting a [...]

Byline: TOM JONES ST. PETERSBURG -- Here's a sobering thought to start your baseball offseason: What if this Rays run is over? What if we've seen the best we're going [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times Staff Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Jeff Keppinger was surprised and a bit confused when he got to first base Sunday. Having hit a slow bouncer to shortstop [...]

Byline: JOE SMITH; Times Staff Writer Tropicana Field might not be the most homer-friendly ballpark in the majors, but it's certainly one of the more unique. Where else can a [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times staff writer The Rays are 0-4 in the spring for the first time in their 15-season history. * * * Who is this Ray? He was [...]

Byline: STEVE SLOWINSKI Most everyone would agree that the Rays are not an intimidating team. Compared to past iterations of the Rays, especially last season's club, this season's roster looks [...]

Byline: GARY SHELTON The franchise is not dead yet, and the cycle is not over. Despite all the players who left town for great gobs of greenbacks, the Rays are [...]

Byline: Paul White ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carl Crawford walked to pretty much the only position he has known as a major leaguer -- left field for the Tampa Bay [...]

Byline: Paul White ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Manager Joe Maddon has made it clear he despises the word 'conventional.' He made it clear because he's answered so many questions about [...]

Ask the Experts Rays shining brightest The Tampa Bay Rays, with the best record in baseball, have taken over the No. 1 spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports Weekly [...]

Byline: Jorge L. Ortiz Through the ordeal of reaching the major leagues too early, switching positions twice and realizing the Alex Rodriguez comparisons might have been a bit premature, B.J. [...]