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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Kelsey McKinney

Edited in Prisma app with Mononoke

Zillowing Out

A $32 Million Home Where We Can Befriend Some Rays

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Tom Ley

RAYS WEEK

Rays Week

It’s No Longer Rays Week

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David Roth

Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez leaps over a sliding Damon Berryhill in a 1997 MLB game.

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There Isn’t Going To Be Another Rey Ordóñez

Dave McKenna

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The Night Ray Fosse Got Hit By A Train

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Patrick Redford

Father and son going on a fishing trip circa 1940's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Fishing Trip

I Am Not Ray Ratto’s Son

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The stingray Potamotrygon jabuti, collected from the Tapajós river.

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Where Did All These Freshwater Stingrays Come From?

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Ray Ratto

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 14: Christian Bethancourt #14 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated after scoring a run in the seventh inning during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on July 14, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Boston Red Sox v Tampa Bay Rays

Rays Go Undefeated In Rays Week

Amy Schneider is a software engineer, cat owner, and Jeopardy champion who posts about her experiences on Twitter @Jeopardamy. She used to have a podcast, and odds are she will again some day.

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Amy Schneider

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Where Are You Jimmy Ray?

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 17: Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns reacts in the first half of game five of the NBA Finals at Footprint Center on July 17, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

2021 NBA Finals – Game Five

The Suns And Deandre Ayton Are Stuck With Each Other A Little While Longer

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Samer Kalaf

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A Review Of Three Eateries Across The Ray’s Spectrum

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In Search Of The Impossible Trade, With Kazeem Famuyide

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

The animated Ray Jay Johnson as he appeared in a season 13 episode of The Simpsons.

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Ray Jay Johnson And Other People I Know Only From ‘The Simpsons’

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Lauren Theisen

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In Shock Move, Johnny Gaudreau Signs To Play In Former Home Of Editorial Cartoonist Ray Evans

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Barry Petchesky

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The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’

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And Now, The Raybag

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The Ocean’s Hottest Club Is A Manta Ray

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When The Joy Of Suck Fades

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‘Ray Of Light’ Turned Madonna From Star To Legend

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Kathryn Xu

The Best Time To Watch The Rays Is After Midnight

Here Is Your “Game Of The Century” Open Thread

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Rey Mysterio Was The Absolute Shit In The ’90s

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What Makes Autobiographical Writing Good?

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Justin Ellis

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How To Be A Good Friend: Do Not Expose Your Pals To Cosmic Rays

Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.

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Corey Atad

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Ray Wise Has Always Been More Than “That Guy”

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Ray Bourque Was The Quintessential Old Guy Who Chased Down A Cup