Third baseman Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays and Jonathan Sanchez of the San Francisco Giants were named the Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the period ending June 29th.

The Red Sox have increased their security after receiving a number of threats heading into their three-game series with the Rays in Tampa, according to The Boston Herald.

Major League Baseball has decided to uphold the three-game suspension of Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura and reduce Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp's penalty from seven to five games, according to The Tampa Tribune.

The Tampa Bay Rays today signed shortstop Tim Beckham, the first overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

Rocco Baldelli began his potential Major League comeback on Monday night in a Florida State League, according to The Tampa Tribune.

Tampa pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro had to be separated after arguing in the dugout during their game against Texas on Sunday, according to The Associated Press.

A total of eight members of the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox have been suspended for their roles in the incidents that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday at Fenway Park in Boston.

Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs, and got into a shouting match with teammate Kevin Youkilis, as the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl between the clubs, according to an Associated Press report.

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The Rays are expected to take either Florida State catcher Buster Posey or Georgia high school shortstop Tim Beckham with the first overall pick on Thursday, according to The Tampa Tribune.

The Rays placed first baseman Carlos Pena on the disabled list on Wednesday after he fractured his finger against the Red Sox on Tuesday night, according to The Tampa Tribune.

Tampa Bay Rays' left-hander Scott Kazmir has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for May, marking the first monthly honor of his career.