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Card games, car pools and eating at restaurants may be back in the major leagues later this season. Trips to church and sponsor events may return, too.

Tampa Bay reliever Nick Anderson will miss at least half the season with an elbow injury that’s not expected to require surgery and he is confident the Rays bullpen will continue to perform well without him.

A new season is about to begin for baseball teams and fans, and that includes in-person attendance in Tropicana Field. Tickets for the AL-champion Tampa Bay Rays go on sale Friday morning.

The defending AL champions flirted with winning the World Series during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and are motivated not only to get back to baseball’s biggest stage but win it all after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.

Baseball fans can finally return to Tropicana Field, but there will be some changes -- including reopening the 300-level seats.

Over decades as a baseball fan, Dennis Schrader collected autographed baseballs from players, celebrities, and even a dictator. All 4,999 of them are on display at the St. Petersburg Museum of History, where they're trying to decide who should sign the 5,000th.

According to the FBI, Benjamin Patz sent vile Instagram messages to four Rays players – threatening to kill them and dismember their families – during the Rays’ extra-inning loss to the White Sox back in July of 2019.

Austin Meadows put in a lot of work this winter and it shows. He's shaved about 15 pounds, gave up fried foods and sugar, and arrived in Port Charlotte drawing rave reviews from his manager. 

The last time the Rays played in front of their fans in Florida was last March.

Kevin Kiermaier remains the face of the Rays franchise and there's no place he'd rather be.

The Rays announced that spring training game tickets will go on sale Friday.

It's been 10 years since Chris Archer was involved in one of the biggest trades in Tampa Bay Rays history. The Rays got Archer and four other players for Matt Garza. 

Rich Hill is frank when he talks about why he's excited to join the Tampa Bay Rays.

After a historic run to the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are prepping for a new season that will once again play out during a pandemic.

Buck O'Neil, the grandson of slaves, grew up in Sarasota during the 1920s. He went on to be a Negro League star and the first Black coach in Major League Baseball. 

The Rays won't be the only team playing their regular season in the Bay Area.

Tourism officials are optimistic that spring training draws baseball fans to Clearwater that want to enjoy the city, not necessarily the game.

Small crowds at Marlins Park will be back this season.