The Rays won’t have many more days like this at George M. Steinbrenner Field. When the team bus rolled in from Charlotte Sports Park on Friday morning, players and staff piled out and took a quick left turn into the visitor’s clubhouse.

NORTH PORT — After two days without much of either, the Rays got sharp pitching and a couple of key hits Sunday. And, thus, they also got their first win of the spring, beating the Braves 4-2.

The Tampa Bay Rays have begun spring training 2025 in Port Charlotte, Florida. Here's how to find tickets, plus the Grapefruit League schedule.

Despite the 1 for 4 official stat line, Mayer did plenty of heavy lifting at the plate. He drove home an RBI drew a walk and hit a rope to the gap in left-center that likely would have dropped in for a base hit nine out of 10 times. Unfortunately for Mayer, Rays center fielder Chandler Simpson made a beautiful diving catch to rob Mayer.

The New York Yankees host their AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays in Spring Training action this Friday at Steinbrenner Field.

The New York Yankees open up Spring Training play against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 (2/21/25) at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Rejoice: for the first time in 139 days, the Philadelphia Phillies won a baseball game! In the first look at the 2025 version of a member of their vaunted rotation, they held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in Swing-and-Misstopher Sanchez’s re-launch.