Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League.
- Founded: 1998 (American League expansion)
- Home ballpark: Tropicana Field
- Uniform colors: Black, Forest Green, Purple, and White
- Logo design: The words "TAMPA BAY" superimposed on a devil ray (manta ray)
- Wild Card titles won (0): none
- Division titles won (0): none
- American League pennants won (0): none
- World Series championships won (0): none
Franchise history
From their inception in 1998, the Devil Rays played sub-standard baseball, finishing in last place in the Eastern division. In 2003, the team signed manager Lou Piniella, a proven manager who helped the Seattle Mariners become competitive in the mid-1990s. Expectations were low for the team entering the 2004 season, but the team suprised most baseball experts by compiling a 42-41 record (.506) in their first 83 games, staying within 5 games for the American League wild card.
Players of note
Current stars
- Danys Baez (RP)
- Rocco Baldelli (CF)
- Rob Bell (SP)
- Geoff Blum(2B)
- Devon Brazelton (SP)
- Jorge Cantu (IF)
- Carl Crawford (LF)
- Jose Cruz, Jr. (RF)
- Brook Fordyce (C)
- Joey Gathright (OF)
- John Halama (SP)
- Toby Hall (C/DH)
- Mark Hendrickson (SP)
- Scott Kazmir(SP)
- Aubrey Huff (3B)
- Julio Lugo (DH)
- Tino Martinez (1B)
- Rey Sanchez (IF)
- Jorge Sosa (SP)
- B.J. Upton (SS)
Not to be forgotten
Retired numbers
