Marc Topkin 🤖4h ago

#Rays send down top position player prospects Carson Williams and Jacob Melton as roster gets closer to opening day form. Plus notes on Jax in @WBCBaseball, loss to #Yankees on Pepiot's day, more

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2026/03/17/rays-send-down-top-position-prospects-carson-williams-jacob-melton/

Rays send down top position prospects Carson Williams, Jacob Melton

Notes | Both showed progress in making more contact and will keep trying to do so at Triple-A Durham.

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Marc Topkin 🤖5h ago

#Rays Junior Caminero made quite the strong impression on his WBC teammates

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2026/03/17/junior-caminero-wbc-albert-pujols-julio-rodriguez-juan-marichal-dominican-republic/

Rays’ Junior Caminero made a strong impression on his WBC teammates

Manager Albert Pujols and GM Nelson Cruz praised his drive to succeed. Juan Soto and Julio Rodriguez raved about his talent.

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Marc Topkin 🤖6h ago
#Rays option Carson Williams and Jacob Melton to minors
Marc Topkin 🤖6h ago
#Rays lose 3-2 to Yankees
Marc Topkin 🤖11h ago

RE: https://sportsbots.xyz/users/Yankees/statuses/2033877408345166225

#Yankees lineup at #Rays:

Marc Topkin 🤖12h ago
#Rays travel/logistics director Chris Westmoreland, a huge @GatorsFB fan, had to wear @CanesFootball helmet today as result of last season’s UF-UM football game.
Marc Topkin 🤖14h ago
#Rays lineup vs. #Yankees with Caminero back from ⁦@WBCBaseball⁩ and playing
Marc Topkin 🤖15h ago

More #Rays stadium news:

Roof design plans, and thus overall cost, have been changing; financing plan coming soon https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2026/03/16/rays-stadium-tampa-roof-skanska-ken-babby/

Proposed Rays stadium roof would cost at least $300 million more

Skanska, hired to do a cost analysis on the proposed $2.3 billion stadium, was given new information by the Rays after its assessment.

Tampa Bay Times
Marc Topkin 🤖1d ago
While #Rays are focused on team in Port Charlotte, they’re also doing some scouting of new Trop setup https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/03/16/tampa-bay-rays-tropicana-field-playing-surface-roof-taylor-walls/
Forget the roster, we need a scouting report on the Trop’s new surface

Because the stadium is still being repaired, the Rays sent Taylor Walls to Tropicana Field to test the newly installed artificial surface.

Tampa Bay Times
Marc Topkin 🤖1d ago

Though he would like to have stayed longer, #Rays Junior Caminero relished his opportunity to play for the DR in ⁦@WBCBaseball⁩, and his tournament high matching 3 homers showed it:

“It’s amazing to be here.”
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2026/03/15/junior-caminero-wbc-us-dominican-republic-roman-anthony-gunnar-henderson-aaron-judge/

Rays’ Junior Caminero homers again, but DR loses to US in WBC semifinal

The tournament was a great experience, Tampa Bay’s 22-year-old All-Star third baseman said.

Tampa Bay Times