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BLUE JAYS SIGN FRANCISCO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Toronto Blue Jays TORONTO, ONTARIO Saturday, January 29, 2011 The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have signed RHP FRANK FRANCISCO to a one year contract worth US $4,000,000. FRANCISCO, 31, posted a 6-4 record with two saves and a 3.76 ERA in 56 relief appearances for Texas last season. The Santa […]
FIVE 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS SPRING TRAINING GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON SUN SPORTS/FOX SPORTS FLORIDA – MOST EVER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2011 courtesy FOX Sports TAMPA – Sun Sports/FOX Sports Florida and the Tampa Bay Rays announced today that the team’s regional sports network partner will produce and air live television coverage of five spring training games from Port Charlotte this season – representing the most Rays spring game telecasts in franchise […]
USF Holds Serve Against DePaul, 71-60
Larry D. Lieberman / USF Beat Contributor Tampa, Fla. (RSE)– The University of South Florida Bulls did what was expected of them by handing the DePaul Blue Demons a 71-60 defeat on Thursday night at The Sun Dome in Tampa. The announced crowd of 3,465 was treated to the high-flying antics of junior Jawanza Poland, […]
TAMPA BAY RAYS SELECT ASTROTURF® FOR NEW PLAYING SURFACE AT TROPICANA FIELD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, January 27, 2011 (ST. PETERSBURG, FL) – Attempting to improve on winning two American League East titles in the past three seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays are not only building a championship team, they are building a championship field. The Rays announced that they have begun […]
BALDELLI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT; ACCEPTS POSITION WITH RAYS
For Immediate Release January 26, 2011 courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays ST. PETERSBURG, FL– Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli today announced that he has retired from playing Major League Baseball, ending a career that spanned seven seasons, all but one with the Rays. Baldelli, 29, has accepted the position of special assistant to […]
BJ Upton chats with RSE
B.J. Upton has been a lightning rod for discussion among Rays’ fans since he burst on the scene as a 19-year-old in 2004. People see his long, loping strides and assume he isn’t hustling. He’s been benched several times by Manager Joe Maddon, and few can forget his dust-up in the dugout with Evan Longoria […]
BLUE JAYS ACQUIRE FRANCISCO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Toronto Blue Jays TORONTO, ONTARIO Tuesday, January 25, 2011 The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have acquired RHP FRANK FRANCISCO and cash considerations, in exchange for C MIKE NAPOLI. FRANCISCO, 31, posted a 6-4 record with two saves and a 3.76 ERA in 56 relief appearances for Texas […]
Closure for the closer — Henke, Simpson and Wood to be enshrined in the Canadian Ball Hall
courtesy of: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum P.O. Box 1838, 140 Queen St. E. St. Marys, ON, Canada, N4X 1C2 St. Marys, ON – Toronto Blue Jays legendary closer Tom Henke leads the 2011 class of inductees who will be enshrined on Saturday, June 18th in St. Marys, Ontario. “The Terminator” will be […]
RAYS SIGN FIVE TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACTS
ST. PETERSBURG, FL—The Tampa Bay Rays have signed five players to minor league contracts, each with an invitation to major league spring training: right-handed pitcher Jonah Bayliss, outfielder Chris Carter, right-handed pitcher Dirk Hayhurst and infielders Daniel Mayora and Ray Olmedo. Bayliss, 30, spent the 2010 season at Round Rock (AA) in the Houston Astros […]
Dirk Hayhurst signs with Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent pitcher Dirk Hayhurst to a minor league deal. Hayhurst, the author of the stellar book, and NY Times bestseller, “The Bullpen Gospels” appears he will begin assignment at the triple A level. Hayhurst spent last year with the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin doing rehab from shoulder surgery […]
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