2024 Tampa Bay Rays season

2024  Tampa Bay Rays
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Tropicana Field
City	St. Petersburg, Florida
Record	12–11 (.522)
Owners	Stuart Sternberg
President of baseball operations	Erik Neander
General managers	Vacant
Managers	Kevin Cash
Television	Bally Sports Sun
Radio	Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) WGES (Spanish)
←  2023 Seasons

The 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season is the 27th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and their 17th as the Rays. The Rays play their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball's American League East.

Season standings

American League East

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	15	7	0.682	—	6–3	9–4
Baltimore Orioles	14	7	0.667	½	8–4	6–3
Boston Red Sox	13	10	0.565	2½	3–7	10–3
Toronto Blue Jays	12	10	0.545	3	6–3	6–7
Tampa Bay Rays	12	11	0.522	3½	7–7	5–4

American League Wild Card

v t e Division leaders	W	L	Pct.
Cleveland Guardians	16	6	0.727
New York Yankees	15	7	0.682
Texas Rangers	12	11	0.522

v t e Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Baltimore Orioles	14	7	0.667	+2
Kansas City Royals	13	9	0.591	+½
Boston Red Sox	13	10	0.565	—
Detroit Tigers	12	10	0.545	½
Toronto Blue Jays	12	10	0.545	½
Tampa Bay Rays	12	11	0.522	1
Seattle Mariners	11	11	0.500	1½
Los Angeles Angels	9	13	0.409	3½
Oakland Athletics	8	14	0.364	4½
Minnesota Twins	7	13	0.350	4½
Houston Astros	7	16	0.304	6
Chicago White Sox	3	18	0.143	9

Offseason

The Rays finished the 2023 season 99–63, good enough for second place in the AL East. They would be eliminated by the eventual world series winning Texas Rangers in the 2023 American League Wild Card Series.

In a procedural move, shortstop Wander Franco was added back to the 40-man roster following the conclusion of the 2023 World Series following his stint on MLB's administrative leave. ^[1]

Roster departures

On November 2, 2023, relief pitchers Chris Devenski, Jake Diekman, and Robert Stephenson elected free agency.

On November 4, 2023, the Rays placed Jalen Beeks, Christian Bethancourt, Josh Fleming, Tristan Gray, Raimel Tapia, and Cole Sulser on outright waivers. ^[2]

Game log

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Regular season

Legend
	Rays win
	Rays loss
	Postponement
Bold	Rays team member

2024 Game Log: 12–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–4)
March/April: 12–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 March 28 Blue Jays 2–8 Berríos (1–0) Eflin (0–1) — 25,025 0–1 L1 2 March 29 Blue Jays 8–2 Civale (1–0) Bassitt (0–1) — 18,653 1–1 W1 3 March 30 Blue Jays 5–1 Littell (1–0) Kikuchi (0–1) — 18,905 2–1 W2 4 March 31 Blue Jays 2–9 White (1–0) Armstrong (0–1) — 14,875 2–2 L1 5 April 1 Rangers 3–9 Dunning (1–0) Pepiot (0–1) — 14,144 2–3 L2 6 April 2 Rangers 5–2 Eflin (1–1) Heaney (0–1) — 11,697 3–3 W1 7 April 3 Rangers 1–4 Eovaldi (1–0) Civale (1–1) — 18,881 3–4 L1 8 April 5 @ Rockies 7–10 Beeks (1–0) Fairbanks (0–1) — 48,399 3–5 L2 9 April 6 @ Rockies 8–6 Cleavinger (1–0) Beeks (1–1) Poche (1) 29,238 4–5 W1 10 April 7 @ Rockies 3–2 Pepiot (1–1) Hudson (0–2) Armstrong (1) 25,566 5–5 W2 11 April 8 @ Angels 1–7 Anderson (2–0) Eflin (1–2) — 18,748 5–6 L1 12 April 9 @ Angels 6–4 Civale (2–1) Sandoval (1–2) Fairbanks (1) 20,271 6–6 W1 13 April 10 @ Angels 4–2 Kelly (1–0) Soriano (0–2) Fairbanks (2) 16,600 7–6 W2 14 April 12 Giants 2–1 Cleavinger (2–0) Winn (0–3) Fairbanks (3) 15,146 8–6 W3 15 April 13 Giants 2–11 Webb (1–1) Pepiot (1–2) — 17,411 8–7 L1 16 April 14 Giants 9–4 Alexander (1–0) Snell (0–2) — 19,470 9–7 W1 17 April 15 Angels 3–7 García (1–0) Maton (0–1) — 12,267 9–8 L1 18 April 16 Angels 7–6 (13) Cleavinger (3–0) Fulmer (0–1) — 12,160 10–8 W1 19 April 17 Angels 4–5 Strickland (1–0) Fairbanks (0–2) — 10,844 10–9 L1 20 April 18 Angels 2–1 Pepiot (2–2) Canning (0–3) Poche (2) 10,648 11–9 W1 21 April 19 @ Yankees 3–5 Santana (1–0) Devenski (0–1) Holmes (8) 36,055 11–10 L1 22 April 20 @ Yankees 2–0 (10) Adam (1–0) Ferguson (0–3) Cleavinger (1) 47,629 12–10 W1 23 April 21 @ Yankees 4–5 Gil (1–1) Civale (2–2) González (2) 40,022 12–11 L1 24 April 22 Tigers – — – 25 April 23 Tigers – — – 26 April 24 Tigers – — – 27 April 26 @ White Sox – — – 28 April 27 @ White Sox – — – 29 April 28 @ White Sox – — – 30 April 29 @ Brewers – — – 31 April 30 @ Brewers – — –
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 32 May 1 @ Brewers – — – 33 May 3 Mets – — – 34 May 4 Mets – — – 35 May 5 Mets – — – 36 May 6 White Sox – — – 37 May 7 White Sox – — – 38 May 8 White Sox – — – 39 May 10 Yankees – — – 40 May 11 Yankees – — – 41 May 12 Yankees – — – 42 May 13 @ Red Sox – — – 43 May 14 @ Red Sox – — – 44 May 15 @ Red Sox – — – 45 May 16 @ Red Sox – — – 46 May 17 @ Blue Jays – — – 47 May 18 @ Blue Jays – — – 48 May 19 @ Blue Jays – — – 49 May 20 Red Sox – — – 50 May 21 Red Sox – — – 51 May 22 Red Sox – — – 52 May 24 Royals – — – 53 May 25 Royals – — – 54 May 26 Royals – — – 55 May 28 Athletics – — – 56 May 29 Athletics – — – 57 May 30 Athletics – — – 58 May 31 @ Orioles – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 59 June 1 @ Orioles – — – 60 June 2 @ Orioles – — – 61 June 4 @ Marlins – — – 62 June 5 @ Marlins – — – 63 June 7 Orioles – — – 64 June 8 Orioles – — – 65 June 9 Orioles – — – 66 June 10 Orioles – — – 67 June 11 Cubs – — – 68 June 12 Cubs – — – 69 June 13 Cubs – — – 70 June 14 @ Braves – — – 71 June 15 @ Braves – — – 72 June 16 @ Braves – — – 73 June 18 @ Twins – — – 74 June 19 @ Twins – — – 75 June 20 @ Twins – — – 76 June 21 @ Pirates – — – 77 June 22 @ Pirates – — – 78 June 23 @ Pirates – — – 79 June 24 Mariners – — – 80 June 25 Mariners – — – 81 June 26 Mariners – — – 82 June 28 Nationals – — – 83 June 29 Nationals – — – 84 June 30 Nationals – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 85 July 2 @ Royals – — – 86 July 3 @ Royals – — – 87 July 4 @ Royals – — – 88 July 5 @ Rangers – — – 89 July 6 @ Rangers – — – 90 July 7 @ Rangers – — – 91 July 9 Yankees – — – 92 July 10 Yankees – — – 93 July 11 Yankees – — – 94 July 12 Guardians – — – 95 July 13 Guardians – — – 96 July 14 Guardians – — – – July 16 94th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX 97 July 19 @ Yankees – — – 98 July 20 @ Yankees – — – 99 July 21 @ Yankees – — – 100 July 22 @ Yankees – — – 101 July 23 @ Blue Jays – — – 102 July 24 @ Blue Jays – — – 103 July 25 @ Blue Jays – — – 104 July 26 Reds – — – 105 July 27 Reds – — – 106 July 28 Reds – — – 107 July 30 Marlins – — – 108 July 31 Marlins – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 109 August 2 @ Astros – — – 110 August 3 @ Astros – — – 111 August 4 @ Astros – — – 112 August 6 @ Cardinals – — – 113 August 7 @ Cardinals – — – 114 August 8 @ Cardinals – — – 115 August 9 Orioles – — – 116 August 10 Orioles – — – 117 August 11 Orioles – — – 118 August 12 Astros – — – 119 August 13 Astros – — – 120 August 14 Astros – — – 121 August 16 Diamondbacks – — – 122 August 17 Diamondbacks – — – 123 August 18 Diamondbacks – — – 124 August 19 @ Athletics – — – 125 August 20 @ Athletics – — – 126 August 21 @ Athletics – — – 127 August 22 @ Athletics – — – 128 August 23 @ Dodgers – — – 129 August 24 @ Dodgers – — – 130 August 25 @ Dodgers – — – 131 August 26 @ Mariners – — – 132 August 27 @ Mariners – — – 133 August 28 @ Mariners – — – 134 August 30 Padres – — – 135 August 31 Padres – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 136 September 1 Padres – — – 137 September 2 Twins – — – 138 September 3 Twins – — – 139 September 4 Twins – — – 140 September 5 Twins – — – 141 September 6 @ Orioles – — – 142 September 7 @ Orioles – — – 143 September 8 @ Orioles – — – 144 September 9 @ Phillies – — – 145 September 10 @ Phillies – — – 146 September 11 @ Phillies – — – 147 September 12 @ Guardians – — – 148 September 13 @ Guardians – — – 149 September 14 @ Guardians – — – 150 September 15 @ Guardians – — – 151 September 17 Red Sox – — – 152 September 18 Red Sox – — – 153 September 19 Red Sox – — – 154 September 20 Blue Jays – — – 155 September 21 Blue Jays – — – 156 September 22 Blue Jays – — – 157 September 24 @ Tigers – — – 158 September 25 @ Tigers – — – 159 September 26 @ Tigers – — – 160 September 27 @ Red Sox – — – 161 September 28 @ Red Sox – — – 162 September 29 @ Red Sox – — –

Current roster

Tampa Bay Rays roster v t e
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 14 Tyler Alexander 34 Aaron Civale 24 Zach Eflin 52 Zack Littell 44 Ryan Pepiot Bullpen 47 Jason Adam 64 Shawn Armstrong 60 Garrett Cleavinger 48 Chris Devenski 29 Pete Fairbanks 88 Phil Maton 38 Colin Poche 61 Erasmo Ramírez		Catchers 50 René Pinto 30 Ben Rortvedt Infielders  7 José Caballero  2 Yandy Díaz  0 Niko Goodrum 25 Curtis Mead 17 Isaac Paredes 10 Amed Rosario 54 Austin Shenton Outfielders 56 Randy Arozarena  1 Richie Palacios 43 Harold Ramírez 22 José Siri		Pitchers 11 Shane Baz 45 Taj Bradley 58 Yoniel Curet 49 Kevin Kelly 74 Jacob Lopez 39 Manuel Rodríguez 40 Jacob Waguespack 41 Colby White Infielders 62 Jonathan Aranda 37 Osleivis Basabe 13 Junior Caminero  8 Brandon Lowe Outfielders 21 Jonny DeLuca 15 Josh Lowe		Manager 16 Kevin Cash Coaches 99 Misha Dworken (staff assistant) 97 Jonathan Erlichman (analytics coach) 46 Tomas Francisco (field coordinator)  9 Michael Johns (first base) 52 Rick Knapp (assistant pitching) 27 Rodney Linares (bench) 33 Jorge Moncada (bullpen) 51 Chad Mottola (hitting) 35 Brady North (assistant hitting) 23 Kyle Snyder (pitching)  4 Brady Williams (third base) 60-day injured list 18 Shane McClanahan 57 Drew Rasmussen 59 Jeffrey Springs  6 Taylor Walls Restricted list  5 Wander Franco 26 active, 14 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated April 20, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Durham Bulls	International League
AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Southern League
High-A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	South Atlantic League
A	Charleston RiverDogs	Carolina League
Rookie	FCL Rays	Florida Complex League
Foreign Rookie	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League
Foreign Rookie	DSL Rays 2	Dominican Summer League

References

1. "Rays reinstate Franco in procedural roster move". ESPN.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
2. "Rays Place Six Players On Outright Waivers". MLB Trade Rumors. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
3. "Tampa Bay Rays Schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

External links

• Tampa Bay Rays 2024 Schedule at MLB.com
• 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season at ESPN
• 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season at Baseball Reference