A catcher for a large part of his nine seasons in the minors, Ricardo Genoves was filling in at first base for the Rays in the late innings of Monday’s exhibition game to get some at-bats. In the top of the ninth,

The 2025 Major League Baseball Spring Training season is underway on the Suncoast. The Tampa Bay Rays made the short driver over to North Port from Punta Gorda well worth it. The Tampa Bay Rays win four to two at the Atlanta Braves home away from Georgia on the Braves opening day of Grapefruit league action.

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.

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.

The first weekend of Spring Training is behind us, and the Atlanta Braves sit at 0-2. After picking up Grapefruit League losses against the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays, Brian Snitker’s squad has to take a look at what’s not working as they prepare for Opening Day on March 27.

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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.