Tampa Bay Rays fans talk about what the 2026 season has meant to them ahead of Game of the World Series Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Just more than two years after Hurricane Milton, folks are amazed that the stadium is hosting a World Series. Game 3 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers is Monday night.
Ahead of Game 2 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers, Junior Caminero takes a break from pregame warmups. Rays Up!
Let's take a Friday night look inside Tropicana Field as fans get ready for a watch party as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the World Series. The series opener is taking place on the road.
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero gets in some swings before Game 1 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, then stops for a chat with Miguel Rojas of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred talks to the media ahead of Game 1 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers. The series is opening at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
Fans are starting to arrive in big numbers at Ferg's to cheer on the Tampa Bay Rays as they take on the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the World Series.
A block party is underway Friday night in St. Petersburg as the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers open the World Series. A watch party is also scheduled at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay Rays CEO Ken Babby (left) and majority owner Patrick Zalupski spend some time on the field ahead of the opening game of the World Series.
The roof at American Family Field will be closed for Game 1 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. Check out video of the massive roof being closed!
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Rays manager Kevin Cash says his current clubhouse is as tight-knit as the AL Pennant-winning COVID-season squad, saying this roster is just as close without the constraints.
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Rays starting pitcher Nick Martinez says he's ready for a "dogfight" as he prepares to start Game 1 of the World Series, praising the Brewers offense as relentless.
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The Rays will host World Series games at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg two years after Hurricane Milton tore the roof off the stadium. Beth Herendeen, the city official overseeing the project, said she believed the stadium could be repaired even after seeing the damage.
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Nick Martinez will take the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series. Martinez gave up only 1 earned run in his last start against Cleveland in the ALCS.
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Rays star Junior Caminero is taking it all in as he sits in the dugout at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Caminero hit his first postseason home run during Game 6 of the ALCS, and will look to add to his resume in the World Series.
Panagioti Bousdoukos has had 17 surgeries, beginning when he was 20 months old and continuing as recently as 2025 and has physical disabilities with his right hand and right leg. Yet, he is at home on the golf course and is one of Clearwater High's top performers.
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Spectrum Sports 360 was in the Tampa Bay Rays clubhouse Monday night after the team eliminated the Cleveland Guardians and won the American League pennant. Next up? The World Series, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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FINAL at Raymond James Stadium
Steelers - 26
Buccaneers - 19
A heartbreaker for the Bucs holding a 16-3 lead in the 4th quarter, outscored 23-3 the rest of the way. Tampa Bay falls to 1-5, 0-4 at home. @BN9 @SpecSports360
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Rays fans in the house for Game 5. Hoping to head back to St. Pete up 3-2 in the series. @BN9
