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John Romano: Turning on the pitch clock has helped rediscover old-school baseball

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s a bright new day in Major League Baseball. And, strangely enough, it would look great in black and white.

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Brandon Lowe heats up as Rays sweep A’s, move to 9-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It took eight games for Brandon Lowe to drive in his first runs of the season. Now, like the Rays, the second baseman is rolling.

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Bill Madden: What we’ve learned from the opening week of the MLB season

NEW YORK — One week into the MLB season and we’ve already learned a lot about what will transpire over the entire 162. Even the tiniest of snapshots has provided plenty of evidence for what’s in store for the Yankees and Mets this season.

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Jeffrey Springs, Rays thump A’s, roll to 8-0 start

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It may not have been a hitless outing, but Jeffrey Springs was dominant again. The lefty continued his strong start with seven more scoreless innings Saturday as the Rays rolled over the A’s, 11-0, in front of a crowd of 15,880 at Tropicana Field to continue…

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Rays Continue Historic Start With Latest Enormous Blowout Win

Tampa has its foot on the gas to start the 2023 MLB season.

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Rays Win Record Seventh-Straight by 4+ Runs to Start Season

Tampa Bay is the lone undefeated team left in MLB.

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Isaac Paredes, Rays blast their way past A’s to 7-0 record

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Eventually, it will have to get harder, but for now the Rays are just rolling over teams.

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Rays Make Modern MLB History With Undefeated Start to Season

Tampa Bay’s scorching hot start is something MLB hasn’t experienced in over 139 years.

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Rays beat Nationals, extend season-opening win streak to 6 games

WASHINGTON — What the Rays have done during their record-setting run to open the season is impressive enough, as Wednesday they stretched their winning streak to six games. They extended their stay as the only undefeated, and best, team in the majors with a 7-2 win over the Nationals.

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MLB’s Youngest, Fastest Teams Are Flourishing Under the New Rules

The Diamondbacks’ comeback win vs. the Padres showed that speed may be a coveted resource in baseball’s new era.

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Rays rally in ninth to run season-opening win streak to five

WASHINGTON — Josh Fleming left the Rays in a hole Tuesday, his renewed confidence not leading to the improved results he expected in the first start of his latest chance in the rotation.

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Rays beat Nationals to start 4-0 for first time in franchise history

WASHINGTON — The Rays have made clear their confidence that the long journey through this season will lead to somewhere they have never been: celebrating a World Series championship.

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Dominant Jeffrey Springs throws six no-hit innings, Rays sweep Tigers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What the Rays did on Sunday was plenty good, beating Detroit 5-1 to sweep the season-opening series for the fourth time in team history.

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The Rays honored Don Zimmer with a heartwarming first-pitch moment between his son and great-grandson

What a beautiful moment between generations.

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Bill Madden: Mets get early reminder of old baseball adage ‘you never have enough pitching’

NEW YORK — That age-old baseball lament — “You never have enough pitching” — could not ring more true for the Mets as they embark on their mission to end their 37-year championship drought.

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Rays get offensive in beating Tigers again

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There probably need to be some qualifiers.

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John Romano: Rays’ Randy Arozarena has arrived in Tampa Bay, so let the party begin

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There are no cheap seats when Randy Arozarena is in the ballpark.

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Rays beat Tigers on opening day, just as they planned

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When you get past all the pomp of opening day to the circumstance, winning the game is what matters most.

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MLB Opening Day: Previews and Projections For Every Division

Will the big bats of Aaron Judge and Julio Rodríguez help carry their teams? How much of a slugfest will it be in the NL East? Let’s get ready to play ball!

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John Romano: 5 questions that could determine the fate of the Rays in 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — C.J. Cron once hit 30 home runs for the Rays. A month later, he was waived.

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Josh Fleming wins rotation spot with the Rays

LAKELAND, Fla. — Josh Fleming will not make his scheduled final spring training start Monday. Nothing is wrong with the left-hander. In fact, it’s great news for him.

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John Romano: MLB pitch clocks could wreak havoc on the lives of video replay officials

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Somewhere, a pitcher is muttering under his breath. A hitter is fidgeting in the batter’s box. A fan is grousing about the intrusion of a pitch clock on a game of timeless elegance.

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Bill Madden: Buck Showalter on the challenge of managing Mets without Edwin Diaz

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nobody has to tell Buck Showalter he’s going to have to manage his butt off this season if he is to get Steve Cohen’s $336 million Mets back to October and beyond. Quite simply it is going to be an Edwin Diaz-less adventure for 162…

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Rays’ Wander Franco sidelined by quad soreness, status unclear

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shortstop Wander Franco was scratched from the lineup for Saturday’s exhibition game due to right quad soreness, and the Rays aren’t sure about the extent of the issue yet.

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One Contender Will Be Hurt More Than the Rest by the Defensive Shift Ban

Los Angeles was the master of the shift and used it to its advantage. With the ban on the defensive strategy starting this season, the Dodgers and other teams might get stuck.

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