Ricardo Genovés, who hit a walk-off single in a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves on Monday, said he is open to doing whatever the Tampa Bay Rays ask him to do.
In the top of the ninth, he made an error with one out that allowed the Braves to score two runs and tie the score at 4. Genoves made amends a few minutes later. After prospect Brayden Taylor opened the bottom of the inning with a double, Genoves followed with a single that delivered a walkoff 5-4 win.
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen got the start against the Atlanta Braves on Monday right on the heels of Shane McClanahan and Shane Baz's debuts.
AJ Smith-Shawver gave up a quick run to the Rays, getting pulled in the first inning, but the Braves were able to send him back into the spring training game.
Even the Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker tells ABC7 Sports how much he enjoys playing against the Tampa Bay Rays during Spring Training.
Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy has a cracked rib and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters on Monday before the Braves game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The injury gives top prospect Drake Baldwin the chance to start the season as the starting catcher.
Making his first start of the spring as he works his way back into the Rays’ rotation, Drew Rasmussen really only ran into trouble about an hour before first pitch Monday afternoon at Charlotte Sports Park.
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 name of the game in the Braves' system is still pitching, with 21 of their new Top 30 prospects on the mound. But if you wanted a microcosm of the risk/reward world of pitching prospects, you’ve come to the right place.
The Braves would love to get Anderson back to top form, as the right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA in the postseason.
The Rays will play their 2025 home schedule at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field ... Hines, the developers behind the Atlanta Braves’ Battery district, would spearhead the project.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are set to kick off their 2025 spring training with an away game against the Minnesota Twins. First pitch is on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1:05 p.m. at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida.