Rays' new stadium deal faces new roadblocks
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch is pushing back on the belief that the deal between the city, the county, and the Rays to build a new stadium is in trouble following Hurricane Milton.
St. Petersburg announces the price tag to repair the Trop
The City of St. Petersburg now knows the price tag for fixing the roof of Tropicana Field.
Multi-million dollar project: The Rays unsure of the Trop's future
The Rays are beginning to explore what they will do next after winds tore the roof off Tropicana Field during Hurricane Milton.
St. Pete mayor criticized over performance bonuses, rescinds payments
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch is under fire after giving hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses to staffers who worked on the Rays stadium deal. He has rescinded the bonuses, but not before criticism came from several city councilors.
Rays new pitcher Tyler Alexander looking to revitalize his career
Tyler Alexander couldn't wait to make his first Rays start, but he struggled putting the ball exactly where he wanted.
Could Carson Williams be the Rays next big hit?
Carson Williams is the Rays' fresh, young face. At just 20 years old, he feels his age among the Rays seasoned veterans.
Rays hoping new stadium project echoes the Braves
The Tampa Bay Rays hope their new ballpark and surrounding development echo the project spearheaded by the Atlanta Braves.
Tyler Glasnow ties career high with 14 strikeouts, Rays edge Red Sox, 3-1
Tyler Glasnow tied a career high with 14 strikeouts and the Tampa Bay Rays continued their home dominance of the Boston Red Sox with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.
Rays beat White Sox 4-3, improve to 12-0 at home
Randy Arozarena homered in the first inning as Tampa Bay set a major league record by going deep in each of its first 21 games, then hit a 10th-inning single for his fourth RBI that gave the Rays a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Two people stung by stingrays at Daytona Beach over the weekend: Here's what to do if you're ever stung
Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday after being pierced by stingrays while in ankle-deep water in Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue.
Tropicana Field welcomes cownose stingrays in new touch experience
The Tampa Bay Rays touch experience is the first of its kind at a professional sports venue. The 35-foot 10,000 gallon exhibit is located near the right center field fence at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
ZooTampa's Stingray Bay will return with 'reimagined' touch tank after stingray deaths
In May of last year, ZooTampa had to shut down its Stingray Bay after the sudden and tragic deaths of all 12 of its rays. Now, officials are preparing to reopen the attraction in the coming months.
Giant tarpon, leaping rays swim alongside manatees at TECO power plant
It’s not unusual to see a variety of wildlife at TECO’s Big Bend power plant, but Friday morning, it was tarpon that were out in full force.
ZooTampa stingray deaths blamed on 'supersaturation;' tank will be redesigned and rebuilt
ZooTampa says a technical issue with the tank may have led to the sudden deaths of 12 stingrays last month, and they’ll rebuild the entire habitat to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
ZooTampa sends water, tissue samples to German lab as investigation into stingray deaths continues
ZooTampa officials said tissue and water samples were sent to different labs, including one in Germany, as they investigate why all of their stingrays were found dead last month.
No answers yet after all stingrays in ZooTampa's touch tank found dead
Once home to a dozen stingrays inside of ZooTampa, Stingray Bay sat empty Friday, closed to the public. An investigation continues into the death of all 12 stingrays that were in the touch tank, and foul play cannot yet be ruled out.
‘Sneaky’ school of stingrays swims around oblivious fisherman off St. Pete Beach
An angler fishing off a St. Petersburg Beach was completely unaware that a school of cownose rays, known as a “fever,” were swimming around him
Giant manta ray swims near Sarasota police patrol boat
There has been another giant manta ray sighting in the Bay Area. This time, off the coast of Sarasota.
Large manta ray swims right up to paddleboarder off Indian Rocks Beach
Floridians are used to seeing a variety of wildlife in the Sunshine State, but we don't usually get this close of a view. A large manta ray swam right up to a paddleboarder off Indian Rocks Beach on Friday.
Giant manta ray spotted near St. Petersburg
The giant manta ray is the largest ray in the world -- and one of them was spotted just 50 feet away from the shores of St. Petersburg.