ATLANTA — Pete Alonso knows a lot about his hometown of Tampa and a lot about playing major-league baseball. And the Mets’ All-Star first baseman has a couple ideas on where the Rays should build a new stadium in his hometown.

The Rays are 50–47 and 1.5 games out of the American League's final wild-card spot at the All-Star break, despite currently occupying George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa—the New York Yankees' 11,000-seat spring-training home. That's because Hurricane Milton destroyed large parts of Tropicana Field's roof in October.

The Tampa Bay Rays might finally live up to their namesake. A group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski is expected to buy the franchise for a reported $1.7 billion as early as September, and it wants to move the team from St. Petersburg to Tampa, according to The Athletic.

A deal to purchase the team from Stuart Sternberg is in place, with a September closing possible. But Sternberg would remain in control until the season ends.

The deal could signal a sweeping series of sell moves by the O's, who now have seven picks in the top 100 on Sunday.

Trendan Parish became the second Texas Tech baseball player taken in the 2025 MLB Draft. The 6-foot right-handed pitcher was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 10th round of Tuesday's draft, taken with the 297th overall pick.

Mill Creek High School shortstop Daniel Pierce didn't want to set his sights on one team in the Draft. However, being chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays is a dream come true.

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run home run to help the Boston Red Sox stretch their winning streak to 10 games by beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Sunday.