2023_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season

2023 Tampa Bay Rays season

2023 Tampa Bay Rays season

Major League Baseball team season


The 2023 Tampa Bay Rays season was the 26th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and their 16th as the Rays. The Rays played their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball's American League East.

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The Rays started the season with 13 consecutive wins, tying the 1982 Atlanta Braves and the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers for the modern era (post-1900) record, and the most since the 1884 St. Louis Maroons, before suffering their first loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 14.[1]

The Rays drew a total attendance of 1,440,301 to home games at Tropicana Field — a 27.6% increase from the previous season but still only 27th of the 30 MLB teams.[2][3]

On September 17, the Rays qualified for the postseason for the fifth straight year.[4] However, they were defeated by the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers in the ALWCS in a two-game sweep.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[5]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

Game log

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Season standings

American League East

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American League Wild Card

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Record vs. opponents

Record vs. American League

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Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. National League

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Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Postseason

Postseason game log

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Postseason rosters

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Photo of the second Wild Card game against the Rangers.

Roster

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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player statistics

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Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

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Farm system


References

  1. "Tampa Bay Rays tie MLB post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season's start, beat Boston Red Sox 9-3". USA Today.
  2. "Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. "Morning Buzz". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. Berry, Adam (September 17, 2023). "Clinched! Rays punch ticket to 5th straight postseason". MLB.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. "AZ-SD, TB-LAA, MIA-LAD finales moved from Sun. to Sat". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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