Tampa Bay Rays News and Links: President Obama and Cuba, an Important Day in Franchise History.

After months of laying out the groundwork and preparing the stadium to make it a suitable playing ground for major league players. The Rays will finally take on the Cuban national team.

The President will be there. MLB's top brass will be there. Legends will be there. 55,000+ ecstatic Cubans will be there.

and

The Rays will be there.

Cuba Coverage

- Dan Le Batard: 'Historic' game in Cuba ignores exiles' pain

- Pedro Gomez: MLB's goal is a safer pipeline from Cuba

- Eric Longenhagen: Profiling the top Cuban prospects

- Marly Rivera: Rays eager to 'reward' passionate Cuban fan base

- Christina Kahrl: Legacy of Minnie Minoso lives on

Rays Coverage

- Some Rays action actually happened back in the states yesterday as Jake Odorizzi pitched in a minor league game.

Final line on #Rays Jake Odorizzi in a minor league game: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 Ks, 1 HR on 90 pitches, 67 strikes. #JakeInPortCharlotte

— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) March 21, 2016

- I am highly opposed to this

. @ChrisArcher22 quite interested in playing for USA in '17 spring @WBCBaseball tourney, says #Rays will decide if he's allowed #RaysInCuba

— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) March 21, 2016

- Sports Business Angles to Rays Cuba Trip You May Not Have Thought Of

- Will Vragovic, a Tampa Bay Times photographer, displays he is a master of craft with this tantalizing photo gallery of the team's trip.