On Baseball: The Tampa Bay Rays Are Unlikely Contenders Again

TYLER KEPNER, New York Times: Baseball
Thu, 07/27/2017 - 7:47pm

After a 94-loss debacle, an A.L. East team rediscovers its resourceful side as it tries to return to the postseason.

Topics: baseball

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