"The Tampa Bay Rays announced that the team has recently commenced exclusive discussions with a group led by Patrick Zalupski, Bill Cosgrove, Ken Babby and prominent Tampa Bay investors concerning a possible sale of the team," the Rays said in a statement. "Neither the Rays nor the group will have further comment during the discussions."

The Tampa Bay Rays entered advanced talks regarding the sale of the team on Tuesday. The question of where the team will end up is still the topic of discussion

Sportico reported the Tampa Bay Rays are in advanced talks to be sold to a Jacksonville group headed by Patrick Zalupski.

Tampa Bay is 5-2 in the past seven games and coming off a 2-2 series split with Baltimore. The Rays scored 19 runs in their two wins and 2 runs in the two losses against the Orioles. This is the first meeting of the season between the Tigers and Rays.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB game to be played on June 20, 2025 on ESPN.

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The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off one of MLB’s most improbable comebacks, stunning the Orioles with 12 unanswered runs in a historic win.

Junior Caminero drove in Yandy Diaz with a seventh-inning single to cap a four-hit performance and give the host Tampa Bay Rays their first lead as they overcame an eight-run deficit to claim a 12-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

Brandon Lowe hit a tying two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame an eight-run deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-8 on Wednesday night in the largest comeback in the maj

It was after the third inning, Brandon Lowe said, when he and Josh Lowe realized the Rays might have something special in store Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.