Carl Crawford

Sweaty from taking soft-toss swings in a batting cage at Fenway Park, Carl Crawford appeared in the Red Sox clubhouse before Tuesday night’s game and said he was about 10 days away from beginning a throwing program.  

Still, it was progress for Moore (1-5 with a 4.76 ERA). "He looked a lot more comfortable and definitely had a great game to build off emotionally," manager Joe Maddon said. OF/1B/C Stephen Vogt, who has played sparingly, could be removed from ...  

the Rays. Monday: vs. White Sox, 3:10, Sun Sports. Rays — LH Matt Moore (1-4, 5.07); White Sox — LH Chris Sale (5-2, 2.50) A Batman gift from the bat man Hitting coach Derek Shelton was shopping Saturday when he saw a perfect gift for INF ...  

BOSTON -- For nine years, Carl Crawford shined in Tampa Bay. Due to the outfielder's contributions, the Rays ascended from the bottom tier of Major League Baseball to the upper echelon. Although Crawford plays for Boston, former teammate and ...  

The Tampa Bay Rays manager has incorporated dress codes more suited for a themed frat party than a cross country trip to play a major league baseball game. For the past five or so seasons, Maddon and the Rays players have made traditionally lackluster road ...  

BOSTON — There isn't much Sean Rodriguez can't do on the baseball field. And even less he doesn't think he could do. In essence, he's the best defen­der the Rays have right now at second base, shortstop and third base, so manager Joe Maddon ...  

Joe Maddon has a knack for making zany concepts work for the Tampa Bay Rays. Now other major league clubs not only have taken notice, they're following his lead. Maddon, who has been known to use what-in-the-world-is-he-thinking batting orders, is using ...  

The Tampa Bay Rays may just be my new favorite team this season after a couple of days of complete and unabashed dorky endeavors. On Monday, pitchers Fernando Rodney and Joel Peralta decided to wear gladiator masks in the dugout. If you think that sounds ...  

"We are funky, and funky's cool. Funky's always been cool since the middle of the '70s. I've always liked funky." The Rays now own the best home record (17-7) in the American League, second only to the Dodgers (19-4) in the majors. It's the best ...  

Tickets: Tickets: $9-210, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster, raysbaseball.com, team Tampa store; $3 surcharge within 5 hours of game time. On Shields: Coming off a loss to Braves and has allowed 22 runs in past 311/3 innings.  

On Moore: He is coming off his first win of the season, allowing one run in five innings against the Mariners. He's 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in three home starts this year. On Milone: He's making his 11th career start, having snapped a two-game ...  

Let's take a trip down memory lane and play a little "what if" along the way. We will start our journey at the top of the 1999 MLB draft when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays drafted Josh Hamilton with the number one overall pick. We are well aware of his battles with drug and alcohol addiction in the real story, but let's adjust the space-time continuum and hop in the DeLorean and adjust the outcome ...  

But it still felt good for Cobb, 24, to officially get the news Thursday afternoon, validating manager Joe Maddon's message to him after optioning him to Triple A in spring training. "When I got sent down, Joe told me I'd be a big part of the ...  

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays signed former All-Star OF/DH Hideki Matsui to a minor-league contract without any promises or guarantees of a promotion to the majors. But manager Joe Maddon certainly sounded comforted, if not outright excited, by ...  

Kim Klement/US PresswireDavid Price helped the Rays win their 10th straight game at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays scored seven runs in the first four innings to roll past the Oakland Athletics for their 10th straight win at Tropicana Field.