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Left-hander Steven Matz is heading to the Rays’ bullpen, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The veteran failed to escape the second inning on Tuesday against the Tigers. Matz has allowed a dozen runs across 8 2/3 innings since coming off the IL in mid-May. Matz signed a two-year, $15MM deal with the […]
The ultimate team trophy may have eluded the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, but they are racking up the individual accolades. First, it was Jon Cooper finally nabbing a Jack Adams, now it’s Andrei Vasilevskiy returning back to the top of goaltender mountain as the NHL general managers voted him the “goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position” aka the Vezina Trophy winner. It is his second Vezina, having won the award following the 2018-19 season, and the sixth time he’s been a f...
As the offseason looms on, the contract renegotiations between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield have become a crucial topic. Mayfield has been a standout for the Buccaneers over the past three seasons, leading the team to immense success. Now, his contract is up for renegotiation, and it appears that both sides are looking […] The post Buccaneers rumors: Baker Mayfield won’t hold out during contract negotiations appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tampa Bay Lightning have won a pair of individual awards this year, including the Jack Adams and Vezina Trophies. But the metric that really matters is playoff wins and losses, and that's where the Bolts have fallen short.
Go Rays!
The Tampa Bay Lightning faltered in the beginning of the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing the series to the Montreal Canadiens, four games to three. While the Lightning didn't progress further than the first round, the team had Andrei Vasilevskiy to backstop them to their ninth playoff berth since 2018.. Vasilevskiy proved to be the foundation on which the Lightning maintained their dominance in the Atlantic. The Russian goaltender had to rely upon a lineup that at times looked like t...
The New York Yankees enter Saturday in the thick of a tense American League East race. At 37-26, the club remains within striking distance of the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays, but the standings only tell part of the story. New York owns one of baseball’s stronger run differentials and still looks built to contend. The […] The post Yankees’ perfect trade offer for Royals’ Michael Wacha appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Andrei Vasilevskiy is officially a two-time Vezina Trophy winner after the Tampa Bay Lightning star captured the award for the first time since 2018-19. The six-time finalist was surprised with the trophy by members of the Tampa Police Department’s K-9 unit after a workout at Benchmark International Arena last week, per NHL.com’s Corey Long. While […] The post Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy joins goalie royalty after 2nd Vezina Trophy appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Following the trades of A.J. Brown and Myles Garrett, the focus of fans hoping for their teams to improve this […]
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was surprised with his second-career Vezina Trophy in anxious fashion. Tampa Police surprised him with the award in his car, telling Vasilevskiy he had a suspicious object in his vehicle.
Vasilevskiy went 39-15-4 with a .912 save percentage in 58 games with the Lightning in 2025-26.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still confident they can get a contract extension done with Baker Mayfield despite the quarterback saying Friday the two parties are "not anywhere close" to an agreement, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Saturday.
During OTAs this week Jets head coach Aaron Glenn announced that the team will conduct joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of the teams’ preseason game in August. Joint practices with the opponent before a preseason game are becoming more and more common. Teams have become very reluctant to put prominent players on […]
The quarterback position remains the most important role in the NFL. When a team finds a franchise quarterback, retaining him should become a top priority. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers struck gold when they landed Baker Mayfield in 2023 following Tom…
The Rays are in Miami to open their annual Citrus Series against the Marlins. Drew Rasmussen is on the bump against Marlins starter Ryan Gusto. Junior Caminero got things going in the top of the first with a one-out double to right, and Jonathan Aranda drew a walk to put two runners on for Yandy […]
The Tigers have extended their winning streak to four, and it’s starting to look like it’s not just luck. They beat the Mariners 7-3 on Friday night. The Tigers were back in Detroit after a very hot and cold road trip. They were still riding the high of their sweep of the Rays at the […]
Go Rays!
The Brewers announced that they have recalled left-hander Brian Fitzpatrick and right-hander Craig Yoho from Triple-A Nashville. In corresponding moves, lefty DL Hall has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left pectoral strain and righty Jake Woodford has been designated for assignment. Woodford, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Rays […]
The New York Yankees are hoping to make a run at winning the American League East division, where they currently trail the Tampa Bay Rays. However, Aaron Judge is currently dealing with an injury and he was placed on the IL on Friday. Ben Rice is playing well and he will help the Yankees amid […] The post Yankees make huge Jasson Dominguez announcement after Aaron Judge injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have some contract decisions to make, with one of them being with Baker Mayfield. The quarterback is in the final year of his contract, and though he and the team are in negotiations, they seem to be far apart on a resolution. “Contract stuff is starting; it’s happening. Not anywhere […] The post Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield drops ‘not anywhere close’ truth on contract negotations appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have until training camp next month to work out a new deal for quarterback Baker Mayfield.
The Yankees managed to salvage a win and avoid a sweep by the Guardians at Yankee Stadium on the back of strong solid pitching from Carlos Rodón, shutdown bullpen work, and some clutch hitting by Ryan McMahon. With the win, the Yankees climb to within a half-game of the Rays, who had the day off. […]
Suddenly, being a Detroit Tigers fan is fun again! Who knows how long it will last, but the Olde English D is coming off a three-game sweep of the best team in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays — at Tropicana Field, no less. AJ Hinch and Co. look to keep things rolling back […]
As the New York Yankees attempt to track down the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East, they have not had slugger Aaron Judge in the lineup in any of the team’s last three games. Judge was out of the lineup with a bone bruise to one of his ribs in the right rib […] The post Aaron Judge updates are already annoying Yankees manager Aaron Boone appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Seattle Mariners are blasting from and/or into the past. On Friday, August 7th, the Mariners have announced they will be hosting a home run derby following their game against the Tampa Bay Rays. While the structure is not entirely clear or perhaps even fully solidified, the list of participants appears to be an entertaining […]