Youth was served in the Minors on Tuesday, which featured a pair of heavy-hitting outbursts from two teenagers who rank among the best in their respective organizations. But they weren't alone as a number of Top 100 prospects came through with notable performances to kick off another week of Minor

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TAMPA -- The fastest man in baseball had to hurry to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday night.

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TAMPA -- Amid a 13-game homestand with no days off, the Rays are taking a look at one of their Spring Training standouts. Tampa Bay recalled hard-throwing right-hander Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham on Sunday morning to make a spot start against Atlanta opposite Chris Sale in the series finale

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where Tampa Bay’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Carson Williams (MLB No. 8), SS -- Durham (Triple-A)
2. Xavier Isaac (MLB No. 49), 1B -- Injured (elbow)
3. Brayden Taylor (MLB No. 65), INF -- Montgomery (Double-A) 4.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays sent a big group of players down to Minor League camp on Wednesday, a mix of MLB-ready reserves and top prospects who could all contribute in the big leagues later this year. The Rays reassigned shortstop Carson Williams (their top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Mediocrity can be a front office’s worst enemy. As the summer months arrive, teams in no man’s land often have difficult decisions to make. Do you get aggressive at the Trade Deadline and try to bolster your roster with the hopes of a late-season run to

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast. Roughly 90 minutes before first pitch of Thursday’s Spring Breakout opener between the Red Sox and Rays at Port Charlotte Sports Park, Red Sox No. 1 and 3 prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- With two of the fastest prospects in baseball batting back to back in Spring Breakout, it might come as no surprise that a track meet broke out. Rays outfielders Chandler Simpson and Homer Bush Jr. put on a display of pure speed in the Rays’ 7-5

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays have arguably the deepest Minor League system in baseball, with talented prospects at all levels from the big leagues down to the Rookie-level complex leagues. For one night, they’ll get many of those players to share the same field. Rosters were announced Thursday for

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Thirteen members of the Rays’ Top 30 prospect list weren’t in the organization at this time last year. Two arrived in the 2024 Draft, one was a 2025 international signee and a whopping 10 have come over in trades since last March. Normally with that level

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The top shortstop prospect in all of baseball showed he could hit top-level pitching Wednesday afternoon in Fort Myers. Carson Williams, the Rays’ No. 1 prospect and No. 9 overall according to MLB Pipeline, stepped into the box against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet to lead

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- If you want to get a sense of what the Rays do well, and how they’ve managed to stay competitive in the highly competitive American League East despite operating with a lower budget than the rest of the division, just look at their Minor League system.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- It didn’t take long for Danny Jansen to make some noise with his new club this spring. In the second inning of Saturday’s 6-4 loss to the Red Sox, the Rays’ backstop hit a line-drive home run over the left-center-field fence at Charlotte Sports Park in

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We’re just a few weeks into the 2025 international signing period and there have already been lots of pens put to paper. Yes, a vast majority of these players are several years away from the big leagues if all goes according to plan, but it’s Step 1 on the journey

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays will get a glimpse of their future in Spring Training. And that future may not be far away. The Rays announced on Thursday that 30 players on Minor League contracts have been invited to Major League camp. That group is headlined by top prospects Carson

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have earned their reputation for being among the game’s best at identifying and acquiring young talent from other organizations. They quickly turned Randy Arozarena from an outfielder buried on the Cardinals’ roster into a postseason hero. They landed Junior Caminero in an under-the-radar trade and