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Ray Ratto

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays steals home against Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

You Will Know The Rays

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 22: Kevin Kiermaier #39 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with teammates after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 to clinch a playoff berth at Tropicana Field on September 22, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

A Well-Timed Tampontreal Gambit Leaves Everyone Pissed

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Chris Thompson

Ryan Borucki chirps at Kevin Kiermaier after plunking him in the back.

Reports Of Agua Passing Under The Bridge Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Lauren Theisen

Kevin Kiermaier looks at a card after sliding into home

The Blue Jays And Rays Had A Great Beef Going And Then Cruelly Squelched It

Wander Franco Is Streaking

Tom Ley

There’s No Such Thing As The “Rays Model”

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 27: Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts as he is being taken out of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning in Game Six of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The Rays Can’t Help Themselves

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts as he is being taken out of the game

The Rays, Who Had The 28th-Highest Payroll Last Year, Are Reportedly Looking To Dump Salary

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by pitching coach Kyle Snyder and third base coach Rodney Linares after being taken out of the game

Blake Snell Made Everybody Look Foolish, Especially His Manager

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Justin Turner of the Dodgers sits for team photo after testing positive for coronavirus midgame

Justin Turner Tests Positive For COVID-19, Gets Pulled Midgame, Rejoins And Hugs Dodgers After World Series Win

Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammates

Defector Up All Night

Can The Dodgers Pull This Off? It’s Our Game 6 Open Thread

Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 25: Manuel Margot #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays is tagged out by Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers on an attempt to steal home during the fourth inning in Game Five of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 25, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Fuck It, Steal Home

Luis Paez-Pumar

Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays slides into home plate during the ninth inning to score the game winning run to give his team the 8-7 victory as Kevin Kiermaier celebrates against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the 2020 MLB World Series

Game 4’s Gloriously Insane Ending Is Just What This World Series Needed

The World Series Is Running Out Of Time To Get Weird

split screen of two fans at the World Series, one with a face mask and one without

Let Goofus And Gallant Teach You How To Catch A Baseball At The World Series

David Roth

Mike Zunino congratulates Peter Fairbanks, one of the Rays' 23 excellent relievers.

Getting Everything Right May Not Be Enough

Cody Bellinger #35 and Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate

These Dodgers Put On One Hell Of A Show

Kelsey McKinney

mookie betts points up to the heavens as he jogs to first base

Mookie Betts Can Win A Game In So Many Ways

The Time Has Come To Drink Two Beers And Chat About Game 1 Of The World Series

Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays rounds the bases after hitting a home run in Game 7 of the ALCS