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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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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Kelsey McKinney

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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

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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


<p>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.</p>


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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)