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The Spring Training schedule is finally over and the Tampa Bay Rays are ready for Opening Day.
Following their decision to option RHP Emilio Pagan to minor league camp yesterday afternoon, the Rays will now head into Opening Day with this as their active roster:
SP: Blake Snell, Charlie Morton, Tyler Glasnow
RP: Diego Castillo, Ryne Stanek, Jose Alvarado, Jalen Beeks, Yonny Chirinos, Wilmer Font, Adam Kolarek, Chaz Roe, and Ryan Yarbrough
C: Mike Zunino and Michael Perez
Infield: Ji-Man Choi, Joey Wendle, Daniel Robertson, Willy Adames, Yandy Diaz, and Brandon Lowe
Outfield: Kevin Kiermaier, Tommy Pham, Austin Meadows, Guillermo Heredia, and Avisail Garcia
News and Links:
- Opening Day FAQ: Astros vs. Rays - Juan Toribio and Brian McTaggart, MLB.com
- Bloom likes Rays’ look coming out of camp - Juan Toribio, Rays Baseball
- Kolarek edges Pagan in ‘pen as Rays set roster - Juan Toribio, Rays Baseball
- Ranking all the Opening Day pitching matchups - Will Leitch, MLB.com
- Mailbag: Rays know importance of a good start against 2018 playoff teams Houston and Colorado - Josh Tolentino, The Athletic ($)
- Q&A: Charlie Morton on the end of his Astros tenure, joining the Rays and the matchup against his ‘pal’ Gerrit Cole - Jake Kaplan, The Athletic ($)
- Triple-A MVP Kean Wong staying positive while he waits for his shot with Rays - Josh Tolentino, The Athletic ($)
- Defending Cy Young Winner Blake Snell Anchors the Quietly Deep Tampa Bay Rays - Emma Baccellieri, Sports Illustrated
- MLB The Show predicts Tampa Bay Rays season - Rylan Stiles, Rays Colored Glasses
- Blue lighting of Trop roof still in play as Rays plan further testing - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times ($)
- Rays 2019: Staff predictions for Tampa Bay’s season - Tampa Bay Times staff ($)
- So what do the Rays have for their $52 million roster? - Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times ($)
- Arizona Diamondbacks’ Steven Souza Jr. to undergo season-ending surgery after freak injury - Nick Piecoro, Arizona Republic - USA Today
The news of the day - Steven Souza Jr.'s injury / here's what we know now and what was said in the clubhouse today pic.twitter.com/XjfpVEbDLX
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) March 26, 2019
Steven Souza Jr. will have season-ending surgery. Torn left ACL, torn left LCL, partially torn left PCL and a posterior lateral capsule tear. Brutal.
— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) March 26, 2019