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Originally, Tampa Bay ownership wanted to name the team the Tampa Bay Stingrays, but there was a problem with that name: it was already taken. As the idea started to come to fruition, the team was informed that the name was already trademarked by a winter league team in Hawaii.
The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home venue has been Tropicana Field.
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Jan 3, 2022 · They were first known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, after their initial idea of being called the Stingrays was shot down due to another team already having that copyright, according to MLB.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays named Chuck LaMar, the former assistant general manager of the Atlanta Braves, as its first general manager; Larry Rothschild, a former pitching coach for the Marlins and Cincinnati Reds, was named the team's first manager on November 7, 1997.
Team Names: Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Seasons: 27 (1998 to 2024) Record: 2024-2111, .489 W-L%. Playoff Appearances: 9. Pennants: 2. World Championships: 0. Winningest Manager: Joe Maddon, 754-705, .517 W-L%.
May 1, 2024 · Tampa Bay Rays, American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, that plays in the American League (AL). The Rays began play in 1998 and were known as the Devil Rays until the end of the 2007 season.
Soaring after 10 straight losing seasons, the Rays made a one-year, 31-game improvement from 2007 to 97 victories this season. That meant an American League East title. Then came the pennant-winning victory over the defending World Series-champion Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series.
