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The Michigan Battle Cats of the Midwest League became the Battle Creek Yankees for the 2003 season. In 2005,their affiliation with the New York Yankees ended. They became an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays known as the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. The team played their home games in C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek,Michigan.
Todd Michael Williams is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended East Syracuse-Minoa High School graduating in 1989. He then attended Onondaga Community College before signing a professional baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1991. Over the course of his professional career Williams played for 10 different organizations,including all or parts of eight seasons in the Major Leagues. He is a retired 18-year professional baseball player,with eight years of Major League Baseball experience. Williams was also a member of the USA Baseball team three separate years,with the highlight of winning a Gold Medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney,Australia.
John Timothy Flaherty is an American television baseball broadcaster and a former professional baseball catcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,San Diego Padres,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball between 1992 and 2005. He is currently a broadcaster for the YES Network.
Casey Paul Fossum is a former professional pitcher. Previously,he played for the Boston Red Sox (2001–2003),Arizona Diamondbacks (2004),Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005–2007),Detroit Tigers (2008),and New York Mets (2009) of Major League Baseball,and the Hanshin Tigers (2010) of Nippon Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed.
Kevin Forrest Cash is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously,Cash played catcher in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Houston Astros. As a player,Cash was listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg);he batted and threw right-handed. He was the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians before being hired as the Rays' manager in December 2014. Cash was the American League Manager of the Year in 2020 and 2021,the first AL manager to win the award consecutively. Cash will enter the 2024 season as the longest-tenured manager in MLB.
Gerald Floyd Williams was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees,Milwaukee Brewers,Atlanta Braves,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,and New York Mets from 1992 to 2005.
Albert Anthony "Albie" Lopez is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He graduated from Mesa Community College. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft. Lopez spent five years with the Indians,compiling a record of 12–14 with a 5.99 ERA between 1993 and 1997.
Douglas Michael Waechter is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Florida Marlins and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He graduated from Northeast High School and was then drafted by the Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. During his minor league career he threw a no-hitter when he was with the Single-A short season club,the Hudson Valley Renegades. Since making his major league debut in 2003,he was shuffled back and forth between Triple-A Durham and Tampa Bay,making 54 starts with the Devil Rays.
Rafael Alberto "Al" Reyes is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-handed pitcher and career reliever,he played for seven teams;debuting on April 27,1995,with the Milwaukee Brewers and playing for the Baltimore Orioles,Los Angeles Dodgers,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,St. Louis Cardinals,and Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays,over the years.
David William Eiland is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for ten Major League Baseball seasons. Eiland played college baseball for the University of Florida and the University of South Florida,and thereafter,played professionally for the New York Yankees,San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has also been a pitching coach for the New York Yankees,the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals.
Randol Doyle Choate is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2000,and also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Tampa Bay Rays,Florida/Miami Marlins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees,beating the New York Mets.
Akinori Iwamura is a former Japanese baseball infielder,who currently is a manager for the Fukushima Red Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007.
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The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was the first season in franchise history. This season,they finished last in the American League East and finished the season with a record of 63–99,51 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. They finished with the worst record in the American League and second worst in all of MLB,ahead of only their in-state rivals and defending World Series champion Florida Marlins. Their manager was Larry Rothschild.
The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in Florida,alongside the National League (NL)’s Miami Marlins. Since its inception,the team's home ballpark has been Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg,Florida.
Jacob Daniel McGee is an American former professional baseball pitcher. McGee was selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fifth round of the 2004 MLB draft and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays,Colorado Rockies,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants,Milwaukee Brewers,and Washington Nationals.
Chase Coleman Whitley is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Yankees,Tampa Bay Rays,and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 2014 through 2018.
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.
The Rays–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox clubs. The rivalry intensified in 2008,after the two clubs had their first postseason meeting in the ALCS. Since then,both teams have won the American League (AL) East division a combined seven times in the past 13 years. While the rivalry is more recent than the storied Yankees–Red Sox rivalry,it has been called one of the most competitive in modern baseball.
