MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 at LH Matt Moore vs. LH Henry Owens First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. | Location: JetBlue Park at , Fort Myers, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: None Game No: 5 (2-2-0) | vs. AL: 2-1-0 | vs. NL: 0-1-0 | Home: 1-1-0 | Road: 1-1-0 Day 15 of | 28 Days Until Opening Day—Sunday, April 3 vs. TOR (4:05 p.m.)

ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE—Today is BEST RECORD, MLB, at 6:30 p.m., at Charlotte Sports TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP the Rays sixth of 29 games on the Grape- SPRING TRAINING, 2008-16 Park…to purchase tickets, fans 5 Brandon Guyer (R) RF fruit League schedule, and third of 15 road W-L-T Pct. should call (941) 979-8379…for 10 Corey Dickerson (L) DH games…not included is the March 22 Royals 142-104 .577 the seventh consecutive year, 3 (R) 3B game in Havana, Cuba against the Cuban Angels 141-106 .571 the Rays will be featured at the 7 Logan Morrison (L) 1B National Team…the schedule features two Rays 126-102 .553 event…expected this year are 11 Logan Forsythe (R) 2B split-squad days: March 13 (vs. BOS, at Tigers 138-114 .548 Rays Manager , his 28 (R) LF Cardinals 123-102 .547 39 Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF TOR) and April 1 (at ATL, at DET). coaching staff and several players. 13 (L) SS Ê Ê Ê This is the Rays 19th spring in the Ê This Saturday, March 12, prior to 19 Curt Casali (R) C Grapefruit League and eighth calling Charlotte Sports Park home… the Rays-Yankees game at Char- 55 Matt Moore LHP since becoming the Rays in 2008, the team has recorded at least lotte Sports Park, the Rays will 15 wins in seven out of eight spring trainings…they never achieved continue their annual tradition of RAYS IN this in 10 springs as the Devil Rays…the Rays have compiled a shaving their heads as part of the SPRING TRAINING 126-102 (.553) spring record during this span, 3rd best in the majors Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s W-L-T Att. (see chart)…the Rays are three-time Grapefruit League champions “Cut for a Cure”…for the fifth con- 2016 2-3-0 13,204 2015 15-13-2 80,406 (2008, 2010, 2014). secutive year, Rays coaches, play- 2014 16-7-4 78,264 ers and front office staff will shave 2013 15-17-2 90,935 EARLY RETURNS—The Rays offense leads the majors with 21 doubles (5 their heads to pay tribute to chil- 2012 10-16-6 87,916 more than any other team, Arizona-16)…their .312 batting avg. ranks 2nd dren fighting cancer…for a $50 do- 2011 15-14-2 95,859 in the Grapefruit League, a point behind Atlanta…they’ve hit only 2 HR; only nation to PCF, fans can shave their 2010 20-8-2 97,971 four other ML teams have hit so few homers. heads with the Rays and receive 2009 15-16-1 103,255 ÊÊ In their first 5 games, the Rays have committed a major-league-most a special Rays Cut for the Cure 2008 18-8-2 54,960 12 errors (3 more than any other team, Phillies-9)…this has led to cap made by New Era…the caps 2007 10-19-2 79,044 a ML-most 13 unearned runs, representing nearly half of their to- will also be available in the Char- 2006 13-16-1 70,756 2005 13-16 61,261 tal runs allowed (27)…the pitching staff actually leads the Grapefruit lotte Sports Park and Tampa team 2004 11-8 43,916 League with a 2.86 ERA, but they’ve yielded 5.4 runs per game. stores that day for $19.99. 2003 8-19-3 51,324 2002 10-16-1 49,043 RAYS vs. RED SOX—Today is the second of 5 games between the AL East CUBA TRIP FINALIZED—On Tuesday, 2001 12-15-1 57,081 rivals this spring…on Friday here at JetBlue Park, the Rays dropped a 7-2 Major League and the Major 2000 14-17 67,089 decision in their first road game of the spring…the remaining 3 meetings are League Baseball Players Association an- 1999 14-14-1 59,230 all at Charlotte Sports Park (March 13, March 18, March 30)…last spring, nounced the Rays will officially travel to 1998 12-18 66,781 the Rays went 0-4 against the Red Sox. Cuba to play the Cuban National Team Total 243-260-30 1,308,655 ÊÊ The Rays have gone 10-9 vs. Boston in regular-season play in each on March 22 at Estadio Latinoamericano of the last two years…last year they went 4-5 at home, and 6-4 at in Havana…ESPN and ESPN Deportes BEST RECORD, MLB, Fenway Park…since becoming the Rays in 2008, they’ve only lost will provide live, national coverage of REGULAR SEASON, 2008-15 W-L-T Pct. one season series to Boston (7-12 in 2013) as they’ve compiled a the game, and ESPN’s SportsCenter will Yankees 735-561 .567 78-69 record during that span. have an on-site presence in Havana on Cardinals 728-568 .562 ÊÊ The Rays will play the Red Sox only 3 times in their first 74 games: March 21-22…the Rays will be only the Angels 713-583 .550 April 19-21 at Fenway Park…Boston doesn’t travel to St. Pete un- second major league club in the last 57 Rays 707-590 .545 til June 27-29, the latest in the year they’ve made their first visit to years to play a game in Cuba…most re- Dodgers 705-590 .544 since 2007 (July 27-29). cently, the defeated the Cuban National Team on March 28, 1999 PLANNING YOUR DAY—Today the Rays clubhouse will be open from by a score of 3-2 in 11 innings, before 50,000 fans at Estadio Latinoameri- 8:15–9:15 a.m. …the bus leaves at 9:15…Kevin Cash will be available in cano…see separate “Baseball in Cuba” packet for more details. the manager’s office at JetBlue Park around 11:00. ÊÊ Media interested in traveling to Cuba for the event must contact John ÊÊ Tomorrow the bus leaves for Lakeland at 7:30 a.m. …the Charlotte Blundell of the MLB Communications Department as soon as pos- Sports Park clubhouse will be open for players staying back from 8:30– sible to receive consideration…email [email protected]. 9:30…Cash will be available in the manager’s office around 11:00. ROLL CALL—All 64 players have reported to camp, consisting of 33 P, 7 TWINS 5, RAYS 4—Yesterday’s loss at Charlotte Sports Park snapped the C, 14 INF and 10 OF…23 are non-roster invites…seven players on the 40- Rays 9-game spring winning streak against the Twins, and was their first man roster joined the organization since the end of the 2015 regular sea- spring loss to them since March 23, 2013…RH Jake Odorizzi exited his son, five of those via trade…19 players on the 40-man roster were acquired second spring start trailing, 4-0, after 1.1 IP (1-H, 4-R, 0-ER, 3-BB, 2-SO, via trade…only six players on the current 40-man roster made their Rays 1-HR)…the lone hit was a grand slam by 1B Byung Ho Park with 2 outs in debut prior to 2013: 3B Evan Longoria, OF Desmond Jennings, RH Alex the 1st, following a fielding error by SS …LF Desmond Jen- Cobb, OF Brandon Guyer, LH Matt Moore and RH Chris Archer. nings plated RF Jaff Decker with a sac fly for the Rays first run, recording his team-leading 5th RBI…DH Evan Longoria recorded a multi-hit game EIGHT YEARS AS THE RAYS (2008-15)—Since changing their name to including his first double of the spring…the Rays rallied for 3 runs in the 9th, the Rays in 2008, the Rays are 707-590 (.545), fourth-best record in the SS Daniel Robertson, C Hank Conger and 3B Juniel Querecuto each majors after the Yankees (.567), Cardinals (.562) and Angels (.550)…their tallying an RBI…LH Dana Eveland, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Danny Far- four postseason appearances in this span have been equaled by only the quhar, LH Blake Snell and RH Eddie Gamboa all worked scoreless apps. Yankees (5), Tigers (4) and Rangers (4). ÊÊ During this span, the Rays pitching staff leads the TEST DRIVE FOR TICKETS—During Crown’s “Rays Up Big Event,” any- with a 3.72 ERA, 10,085 , a .240 opp avg. and 108 shut- one test driving a vehicle at any Pinellas County Crown Automotive location outs…their 5,178 runs allowed are the fewest by an AL team over will receive a certificate redeemable for two tickets to a Rays April midweek any eight-year span since the Yankees of 1979-86 (5,173). (Mon–Thu) home game courtesy of Crown Automotive Group…fans can use ÊÊ In the Rays era, Tampa Bay has had 15 different players named to the code provided on their certificate to register at raysbaseball.com/crown the All-Star Team, and none of them had been an All-Star prior to and select their game of choice while supplies last. joining the organization.

RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY—This Wednesday, March 9 vs. TOR, UPCOMING PROBABLES—Today at BOS is Heroes Day, when the Rays will honor first responders of the Charlotte ÊÊ TB—LH Matt Moore (start), RH Steve Geltz, RH Taylor Guerrieri, LH County area…employees of the Charlotte County area’s police depart- Adam Wilk, RH Kyle McPherson, RH Adam Reifer, RH Parker Markel ments, fire departments, EMTs and other first responder organizations will ÊÊ BOS—LH Henry Owens (start), RH Noe Ramirez, LH Robbie Ross Jr., have the opportunity to receive a free general admission ticket when they RH Kyle Martin, LH Williams Jerez, RH Pat Light, RH William Cuevas present their employee identification badge at the Charlotte Sports Park Tues., March 8 at DET box office the day of the game. ÊÊ TB—RH Erasmo Ramirez (start), RH , RH Jacob Far- ÊÊ The Sixth Annual BaseBALL Dinner & Auction benefiting the Boys ia, RH Jaime Schultz, RH Jhan Mariñez & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County will be held this Friday, March 11 ÊÊ DET—RH Shane Greene (start), relievers TBA UPCOMING PROBABLES (cont.)— Wed., March 9 vs. TOR CHARLOTTE SPORTS PARK MEDIA INFORMATION Ê Ê TB—RH Chris Archer (start), LH Xavier Cedeño, RH Alex Colome, Pregame Media Schedule (all 1:05 games) RH Ryan Webb, LH Dana Eveland, LH Enny Romero Clubhouse opens to media 8:30 a.m. ÊÊ TOR—LH J.A. Happ (start), RH Connor Greene, LH Wade LeBlanc, RH Kevin Cash available (manager’s office) 9:30 a.m. Arnold Leon, RH David Aardsma, LH/RH Pat Venditte, LH Scott Diamond Rays stretch 9:30 a.m. Rays batting practice 10:20 a.m. VIDEO ON A SILVER PLATTER—The Rays provide a daily postgame video Visitors batting practice 11:20 a.m. feed of 17 non-televised spring training games…this will include about two 2016 Rays Media Guides are available digitally on RaysPressbox.com minutes of highlights plus two short interviews…for day games, video should and MLBPressbox.com…see a member of the Communications staff to be uploaded by 5:15 p.m. …to receive email updates or for more information, request a hard copy. contact Chris Tilley ([email protected] or 727-434-0497). Parking is available to media on the grass directly behind the paved lots TODAY’S RAYS STARTER—LH Matt Moore of the main ballpark entrance...media parking is free to those with spring ÊÊ 2015 with Rays: 3-4, 5.43 ERA (63-IP, 38-ER) in 12 starts training credentials...please see the Communications staff for a pass if ÊÊ 2015 with Durham (AAA): 2-3, 3.57 ERA (40.1-IP, 16-ER) in 7 starts you plan to cover a large number of games. ÊÊ Makes his first appearance of the spring…nearly two years removed Rays Clubhouse will be open from 8:30–9:30 a.m. on most days…it will from Tommy John surgery (April 2014), is seeking his first fully healthy re-open when necessary in-game. season since his rookie season of 2012. ÊÊ In 2015, returned to the Rays on July 2 and had two stints in the majors Media Workroom (separate from the press box) is located at Charlotte of 6 starts each…in the first stint, went 1-3 with an 8.78 ERA (26.2-IP, Sports Park on the first floor of the building located beyond the right field 26-ER) and was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Aug 3…recalled Sep 1 fence that houses the Rays clubhouse and executive offices. and after that went 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA (36.1-IP, 12-ER). ÊÊ From Sep 1 through season’s end, tied Jake Odorizzi for the club lead Media Dining is located behind the press box...the Rays serve a meal in IP (36.1) and ranked 8th among AL starters in ERA (min. 6 starts)… prior to all home games at Charlotte Sports Park at a cost of $8. held opponents to 2 runs or fewer in 5 of those 6 starts. Daily Credentials must be requested at credentials.mlb.com at least 24 Ê Ê Was even better in his last 4 starts, pitching 6-plus IP each time and hours in advance…credentials can be picked up at the reception desk going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (26.2-IP, 18-H, 4-R/ER, 7-BB, 23-SO, 1-HR). located in the entrance of the Rays Clubhouse Building until 3 hours Ê Ê Averaged 18.5 pitches per IP before he was optioned, compared to before first pitch, after which point they must be picked up at Guest Ser- 15.5 after…his average fastball velocity jumped from 91.3 in the first vices near the box office. stint to 92.6 in the second…92.6 would have marked his highest aver- age since his 2012 rookie year, when his 94.4 ranked 3rd in the majors CONNECT WITH US behind teammate (95.5) and CHC Jeff Samardzija (95.0). Wireless Internet is available in the Press Box and Media Workroom. ÊÊ On Sep 12 vs. BOS, allowed Nos. 499 and 500 of David Network: MLB-Press2016 | Password: MediaPressWiFi Ortiz’s career in a 1-4 loss…yielded a career-high 4 HR, tying a club RaysPressbox.com is a private, media-only website and central location record for a LHP…allowed only 5 HR in his other 11 starts combined. for all Rays media info, including 2016 Media Guide PDF files, press ÊÊ Underwent Tommy John surgery on April 22, 2014, by Dr. James releases, game notes, statistics and other gameday documents. Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. …at the time was the first Rays major Username: media | Password: r@ys2016 leaguer to undergo the procedure in nearly five years, since Jason Isringhausen in 2009. Media are also encouraged to follow the private @RaysPressbox ÊÊ Was an AL All-Star in 2013, going 17-4 with a 3.29 ERA. account to be notified of all media alerts.

SPRING TRANSACTIONS— RAYS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFO Feb 18 Signed RH Ryan Webb to a major league contract; placed RH Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Rd., Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL. Main Number, Rays Office (941) 235-5025 Communications Department (941) 235-5044 2016 SPRING INNINGS PLAYED (“A” GAMES)—Beckham (10-SS, 6-2B), Press Box (941) 235-5082 Brett (9-2B, 4-CF), Casali (9-C), Conger (13-C), Decker (12-RF, 7-LF), De- Rick Vaughn, Vice President [email protected] Pew (2-C), Dickerson (12-DH, 6-LF), Field (9-RF, 5-LF, 4-CF), Forsythe (11- Cell – (727) 439-0671 2B), Franklin (11-2B, 9-SS, 1-DH), Gillaspie (10-1B), Guyer (5-LF, 5-CF), Dave Haller, Sr. Director [email protected] Jennings (10-LF), Kiermaier (13-CF), Lee (4-LF), Leonard (7-LF, 5-1B, 4-3B), Cell – (727) 773-6904 Loney (16-1B), Longoria (9-DH, 8-3B), Mahtook (8-RF, 5-CF, 3-DH), Maile Craig Vanderkam, Sr. Coordinator [email protected] (handles credential requests) Cell – (616) 389-9863 (9-C, 5-DH), Miller (9-SS), Milone (2-RF), Morrison (11-DH, 5-1B), Motter George Pappas, Sr. Coordinator [email protected] (16-3B, 6-SS), Pearce (5-3B, 4-1B), Querecuto (7-2B, 2-3B), Rivera (11-C), Cell – (727) 542-6932 Robertson (10-SS, 3-DH), Roller (4-1B), Shaffer (9-3B, 5-RF), Varona (13- Dukes Knutson, Press Box Attendant CF, 8-RF). 2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE R/TV TIME/SCORE W-L WP LP ATT Wed March 2 Washington Charlotte County M L, 2-6 0-1-0 Martin (1-0) Snell (0-1) 4,432 Thu March 3 Baltimore Charlotte County M W, 10-3 1-1-0 Ramirez (1-0) Gonzalez (0-1) 3,158 Fri March 4 @Boston Fort Myers L, 2-7 1-2-0 Mendez (1-0) Mariñez (0-1) 9,789 Sat March 5 @Baltimore (SS) Sarasota R W, 10-6 2-2-0 Smyly (1-0) Thayer (0-1) 7,942 Sun March 6 Minnesota Charlotte County R L, 4-5 2-3-0 Gibson (1-0) Odorizzi (0-1) 5,614 Mon March 7 @Boston Fort Myers 1:05 p.m. Tue March 8 @Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p.m. Wed March 9 Toronto Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Thu March 10 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Fri March 11 @Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p.m. Sat March 12 New York-AL Charlotte County T/R 1:05 p.m. Sun March 13 Boston Charlotte County R 1:05 p.m. @Toronto Dunedin 1:05 p.m. Mon March 14 @Atlanta Disney 1:05 p.m. Tue March 15 Philadelphia Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Wed March 16 OPEN DATE Thu March 17 @Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Fri March 18 Boston (SS) Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Sat March 19 Baltimore Charlotte County R 1:05 p.m. Sun March 20 @Baltimore Sarasota R 1:05 p.m. Mon March 21 OPEN DATE Tue March 22 Cuban National Team Havana, Cuba E TBA Wed March 23 @Minnesota Lee County 1:05 p.m. Thu March 24 @New York-AL Tampa R 6:35 p.m. Fri March 25 Minnesota Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Sat March 26 @Pittsburgh (SS) Bradenton R 6:05 p.m. Sun March 27 Toronto Charlotte County T/R 1:05 p.m. Mon March 28 OPEN DATE Tue March 29 @Toronto (SS) Dunedin 1:05 p.m. Wed March 30 Boston (SS) Charlotte County T/M 1:05 p.m. Thu March 31 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Fri April 1 @Atlanta Disney 1:05 p.m. @Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p.m.

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