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3 unusual facts about Tampa Bay Rays


Daniel Lessner

Their work together has included film scores, broadcast game show themes for the NBA Phoenix Suns and MLB's Tampa Bay Rays, commercials, music for The Museum of Terror, and the History Channel series That's Impossible.

Iago Januario

He spent the 2010-2011 seasons as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Dominican Summer League team and was switched to first base when he signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 and played in the Venezuelan Summer League.

You Should Be Dancing

Recently, the Tampa Bay Rays have started playing the song at home games between innings.


Brad Boxberger

On January 22, 2014, the Padres traded Boxberger, Logan Forsythe, Matt Lollis, Matt Andriese, and Maxx Tissenbaum to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn.

Brandon Guyer

After the 2010 season, Guyer was included in a trade to the Tampa Bay Rays with Hak-Ju Lee, Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos and Cubs outfielder Sam Fuld for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup.

Complete game

James Shields threw a total of 11 complete games in the 2011 season for the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first pitcher to reach double digits in a single season since CC Sabathia threw 10 complete games for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers in 2008.

Cownose ray

One of these such tanks is located next to the right field stands at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, a Major League Baseball franchise formerly nicknamed the "Devil Rays" until 2008.

Damian Maffei

Although a lifelong resident of New York, Maffei is unequivocally a more-than-enthusiastic fan of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Danny Salazar

Salazar made his first career post-season start for the Indians against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2013 American League Wild Card Game.

Delvin James

Delvin DeWayne James (born January 3, 1978 in Nacogdoches, Texas) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Howard Falco

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer has credited the book with his success in major league pitching.

Jae Weong Seo

On June 26, he was traded by the Dodgers, along with catcher Dioner Navarro and outfielder Justin Ruggiano to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for pitcher Mark Hendrickson and catcher Toby Hall.

Robinson Chirinos

After the 2010 season, Chirinos was included in a trade to the Tampa Bay Rays with Sam Fuld, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer, and Chris Archer for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup.

Tomo Ohka

In the March 16, 2003 episode entitled C. E. D'oh!, Bart Simpson exclaims "Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!" while playing baseball, to which Milhouse replies "Well, I'm Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays!", referencing the relative obscurity of the two pitchers, as well as the unusual nature of their names.

WXPX-TV

From 2004 to 2008, WXPX became the over-the-air broadcaster of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Major League Baseball franchise, airing a number of games that were not televised on a national broadcast or cable network.

Zoilo Almonte

He got his first major league hit the next day against Kyle Farnsworth of the Tampa Bay Rays, a pinch-hit single off the third base bag.


see also

Andy Sonnanstine

Sonnastine's 2011 book with Tucker Elliot Tampa Bay Rays IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom, published by Black Mesa books contains ten chapters of Rays history and offers up 200 trivia questions.

Gregg Zaun

Zaun was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays GM Andrew Friedman in exchange for Rhyne Hughes on August 7, 2009.

Larry Crawford

He is a graduate of Miami Palmetto High School and was a teammate of Tom Foley, currently the third-base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Reid Brignac

Brignac was drafted by Tampa Bay Rays in the second round (45th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of St. Amant High School as a shortstop.

Zorilla

Zorilla is also the nickname of Tampa Bay Rays player Ben Zobrist