Tampa Bay Rays - History

The history of the Tampa Bay Rays is a short one. The franchise played their first game in 1998 in front of a sold out crowd at Tropicana Field. They lost that first game vs. the Detroit Tigers 11-6, but it marked the beginning of the franchise that was originally known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Get your Tampa Bay Rays tickets and see their young players fight for respect in the American League East.

In 1995, owners from Major League Baseball unanimously decided to make Tampa Bay and Arizona the new homes of baseball's 13th and 14th expansions teams. The team plays their home games at Tropicana Field, which was originally known as the Thunderdome. The Tampa Bay Rays along with the city of St. Petersburg agreed on a $63 million renovation to Tropicana Field. Before making their debut the team wanted to have veteran players to compliment the young players on the team. The team added players like Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs to add leadership to the young franchise.

Over the years of the franchises existence, the Tampa Bay Rays have not experienced the success that they envisioned. The team has yet to see a winning season, but the future of the franchise is becoming clearer. They have turned from acquiring older players and are developing within. Players like Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelli and Scott Kazmir have made the Tampa Bay Rays one of the youngest teams in Major League Baseball.

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• On August 7, 1999, third baseman Wade Boggs became the first player to reach 3,000 hits with a home run. He did it in front of a sell out crowd at Tropicana Field.
• The Tampa Bay Rays are in the process of planning to build a new open air stadium. The stadium is being built with hopes that it will allow the team to increase revenue to be able to increase the teams payroll.

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