Jason Bartlett News

Flooded market is just what the Rays need. "There's no question this is a dual market situation," says one GM.

In determining how best to replenish the roster over the winter, the current Tampa Bay Rays front office has generally favored trades and low-risk free-agent signings in the past.

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James was booed by his hometown fans after he denied them a chance to win a free Chalupa from Taco Bell.

No, the Rays did not have a winner Tuesday when Boston's Dustin Pedroia took home American League Most Valuable Player Award honors, but they did follow the team theme of the 2008 season by having three players ...

The Rays then threatened to take the lead, but a smart defensive play by second baseman Utley stopped the rally.

Although the San Diego Padres, the current parent club of the Lake Elsinore Storm, finished the 2008 season in last place, Jason Bartlett became first former Storm player from the Padres era - and the ownership ...

According to the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Jason Bartlett was the Most Valuable Player of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.

Joe Maddon is getting married on Saturday, and he will then head to Europe for his honeymoon.

Even through the tough years, Joe Maddon seemed to find a way to put a positive spin on things.

When Carlos Pena learned he'd become the first Gold Glove winner in Rays history, he relayed the news from executive vice president Andrew Friedman to his wife, Pamela, in mid-phone call.

The magic happened for the 2008 Rays. Now the big questions are: Where does the team go from here, and what will the team look like in 2009? "It was a magnificent year," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

The awards keep on piling in for the Rays. And the best may be yet to come. Executive VP Andrew Friedman was honored as The Sporting News choice for Executive of the Year Monday night at the GM meetings in Dana ...

York County might be home to more fans of the Philadelphia Phillies than the Tampa Bay Rays, but the prize for securing free food goes to the baseball team from Florida.

Jennifer Utley, standing off to the side, waited patiently for her man to finish a group interview between the Citizens Bank Park pitching mound and first base.

And so our song of summer ends. The end didn't begin with the national anthem. Someone sang "God Bless America" instead.

The Rays' season, which ended Wednesday, went longer than any other, which was a good thing.

Although none of the Rays involved in Wednesday's play at the plate said they had seen the replays of Jason Bartlett sliding into home, the general consensus surrounding the aggressive baserunning tactic was ...

The Rays' Jason Bartlett is tagged out at home by Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz in the seventh inning of Game 5 on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Tampa Bay Rays had to scramble for hotel rooms when Game 5 of the World Series was suspended because of bad weather.

Millions of baseball fans now have something else to cheer about in the 2008 World Series: free tacos.