The sale of the Tampa Bay Rays is expected to be final in September, with new ownership expected to keep the team in the Tampa Bay area.

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Should the Tampa Bay Rays make the postseason, their home playoff games would take place at George M. Steinbrenner Field, according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

At 44-35, the Rays are firmly in the postseason mix. They’re one game back of the Yankees in the AL East and in possession of the American League’s top wild-card spot.

In discussing the reasons and thought process behind changing catchers by trading away veteran Danny Jansen and acquiring Nick Fortes, Rays baseball operations president Erik Neander on Tuesday raised an interesting point.

Plus more on the Rangers' priorities, Twins' willingness to deal pitching and how the third NL wild-card spot could affect the deadline.

The Tampa Bay Rays will play their postseason games at Steinbrenner Field if they make it there, according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Steinbrenner Field is used as the New York Yankees’ Spring Training stadium,

Despite capacity limitations, the Tampa Bay Rays will not have to move out of its temporary home in the postseason.

I know they’re selling at this point so offloading Fortes was a positive, but the return wasn’t great. Granted, Fortes is slashing .240/.288/.347 with a .637 OPS this season. He’s played in just 29 games this year and has two home runs and 10 RBI.

Stuart Sternberg has struck a deal in principle to sell the Rays to a group headed by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski, The Athletic reports.

So the Rays came up with a plan. Rasmussen would continue to start on his normal turn but make abbreviated appearances — kind of a like a multi-inning opener— so he can contribute throughout ...