The March 31 deadline came and went and the City of St. Petersburg never got a termination notice from the Tampa Bay Rays. The $1.3 billion dollar deal officially died, without the fanfare of its coronation.

Jake Mangum notched a second consecutive productive performance in the Tampa Bay Rays' win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, capitalizing on his first taste of big league action.

Though it ended with a 4-2 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday, the Rays had to a lot like about their first homestand at Steinbrenner Field. Players had no major complaints about the field or the facilities at the stadium that until now was used primarily just for Yankees’ spring-training and Class-A minor-league games.

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Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes dominated in his start against the Tampa Bay Rays, helping his team in their 4-2 win at George M. Stein

One-time New York Mets' prospect Jake Mangum had a historic night in his second career big league game with the Tampa Bay Rays.

With the team playing this season at Steinbrenner Field while storm-damaged Tropicana Field is out of commission, St. Petersburg fans will have a longer commute. In good traffic, it’s a 20-minute drive from the base of the Howard Frankland Bridge to the Dale Mabry stadium location.

Paul Skenes necesitó casi tres entradas para calentarse el miércoles, luego ponchó a seis en siete entradas y los Piratas de Pittsburgh vencieron