List of Tampa Bay Rays seasons

The Rays have played in Tropicana Field since their inaugural season in 1998.

The Tampa Bay Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). Since their inaugural season in 1998, the Rays have played their home games at Tropicana Field.[1] The team was originally known as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", which was inspired by a common nickname of the manta ray, but after the 2007 season, they shortened their official name to the "Tampa Bay Rays."[2]

Tampa Bay made their Major League debut in 1998, where they were an expansion team.[3] For their first ten seasons, Tampa Bay struggled, never had a winning record, and always finished fifth in the American League Eastern Division, except for a fourth-place finish in the 2004 season. Since 2008 however, the Rays have advanced to the postseason eight times and have played in the World Series twice, in 2008 and 2020. In 2021 the Rays achieved a 100-win regular season for the first time.

## Table Key

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ALDS

| American League Division Series

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ALCS

| American League Championship Series

MVP

| Most Valuable Player Award

CYA

| Cy Young Award

ROY

| Rookie of the Year Award

MOY

| Manager of the Year Award

CB POY

| Comeback Player of the Year Award

WS MVP

| World Series Most Valuable Player Award

## Regular season results

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World Series champions † | AL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth ¤

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1998 | MLB | AL | East | 5th  | 63  | 99  | .389  | 51  |  |  | Larry Rothschild
1999 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 69  | 93  | .426  | 29  |  |
2000 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 69  | 92  | .429  | 18  |  |
2001 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 62  | 100  | .383  | 34  |  |  | Larry Rothschild (4–10)
Hal McRae (58–90)
2002 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 55  | 106  | .342  | 48  |  |  | Hal McRae
2003 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 63  | 99  | .389  | 38  |  |  | Lou Piniella
2004 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 4th  | 70  | 91  | .435  | 30½  |  |
2005 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 67  | 95  | .414  | 28  |  |
2006 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 61  | 101  | .377  | 36  |  |  | Joe Maddon
2007 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 66  | 96  | .407  | 30  |  | Carlos Peña (CB POY)[4]
Tampa Bay Rays
2008 | MLB  | AL *  | East ^  | 1st  | 97  | 65  | .599  | –  | Won ALDS (White Sox) 3–1
Won ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3
Lost World Series (Phillies) 4–1 *  | Evan Longoria (ROY)[5]
Joe Maddon (MOY)[6] | Joe Maddon
2009 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 3rd  | 84  | 78  | .519  | 19  |  |
2010 | MLB  | AL  | East ^  | 1st  | 96  | 66  | .593  | –  | Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–2  |
2011 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 2nd ¤  | 91  | 71  | .562  | 6  | Lost ALDS (Rangers) 3–1  | Jeremy Hellickson (ROY)[5]
Joe Maddon (MOY)[6]
2012 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 3rd  | 90  | 72  | .556  | 5  |  | David Price (CYA)[7]
Fernando Rodney (CB POY)[8]
2013 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 2nd ¤  | 92  | 71  | .564  | 5½  | Won ALWC (Indians)
Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1  | Wil Myers (ROY)[5]
2014 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 4th  | 77  | 85  | .475  | 19  |  |
2015 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 4th  | 80  | 82  | .494  | 13  |  |  | Kevin Cash
2016 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 5th  | 68  | 94  | .420  | 25  |  |
2017 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 3rd  | 80  | 82  | .494  | 13  |  |
2018 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 3rd  | 90  | 72  | .556  | 18  |  | Blake Snell (CYA)[7]
2019 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 2nd ¤  | 96  | 66  | .593  | 7  | Won ALWC (Athletics)
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–2  |
2020 | MLB  | AL *  | East ^  | 1st  | 40  | 20  | .667  | –  | Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0
Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Won ALCS (Astros) 4–3
Lost World Series (Dodgers) 4–2 *  | Kevin Cash (MOY)[6]
2021 | MLB  | AL  | East ^  | 1st  | 100  | 62  | .617  | –  | Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1  | Randy Arozarena (ROY)[5]
Kevin Cash (MOY)[6]
2022 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 3rd ¤  | 86  | 76  | .531  | 13  | Lost ALWC (Guardians) 2–0  |
2023 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 2nd ¤  | 99  | 63  | .611  | 2  | Lost ALWC (Rangers) 2–0  |
2024 | MLB  | AL  | East  | 4th  | 80  | 82  | .494  | 14  |  |
Totals  | Wins | Losses | Win% |
2,091  | 2,179  | .490  | All-time regular season record (1998–2024)
28  | 36  | .438  | All-time postseason record
2,119  | 2,215  | .489  | All-time regular and postseason record

## Record by decade

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The following table describes the Rays' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct

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1990s | 132 | 192 | .407
2000s | 694 | 923 | .429
2010s | 860 | 761 | .531
2020s | 405 | 303 | .572
All-time | 2,091 | 2,179 | .490

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Tampa Bay Rays History & Encyclopedia,[9] and are current through the 2024 regular season.

## Postseason appearances

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Year  | Wild Card Game/Series | LDS | LCS | World Series

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2008 | None (Won AL East)  | Chicago White Sox | W (3–1)  | Boston Red Sox | W (4–3)  | Philadelphia Phillies | L (1–4)
2010 | None (Won AL East)  | Texas Rangers | L (2–3)  |
2011 | None (Won AL Wild Card)  | Texas Rangers | L (1–3)
2013 | Cleveland Indians W | Boston Red Sox | L (1–3)  |
2019 | Oakland Athletics W | Houston Astros | L (2–3)  |
2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | W (2–0)  | New York Yankees | W (3–2)  | Houston Astros | W (4–3)  | Los Angeles Dodgers | L (2–4)
2021 | None (Won AL East)  | Boston Red Sox | L (1–3)  |
2022 | Cleveland Guardians | L (0–2)  |
2023 | Texas Rangers | L (0–2)  |

## Post-season record by year

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The Rays have made the postseason nine times in their history, with their first being in 2008 and the most recent being in 2023.

Year  | Finish  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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2008 | American League Champions  | ALDS | Chicago White Sox | Won  | 3  | 1
ALCS | Boston Red Sox | Won  | 4  | 3
World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | Lost  | 1  | 4
2010 | AL East Champions  | ALDS | Texas Rangers | Lost  | 2  | 3
2011 | AL Wild Card  | ALDS | Texas Rangers | Lost  | 1  | 3
2013 | AL Wild Card Champions  | ALWC | Cleveland Indians | Won  | 1  | 0
ALDS | Boston Red Sox | Lost  | 1  | 3
2019 | AL Wild Card Champions  | ALWC | Oakland Athletics | Won  | 1  | 0
ALDS | Houston Astros | Lost  | 2  | 3
2020 | American League Champions  | ALWC | Toronto Blue Jays | Won  | 2  | 0
ALDS | New York Yankees | Won  | 3  | 2
ALCS | Houston Astros | Won  | 4  | 3
World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lost  | 2  | 4
2021 | AL East Champions  | ALDS | Boston Red Sox | Lost  | 1  | 3
2022 | AL Wild Card  | ALWC | Cleveland Guardians | Lost  | 0  | 2
2023 | AL Wild Card  | ALWC | Texas Rangers | Lost  | 0  | 2
9 | Totals | 7–9 | 28 | 36

## See also

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* Tampa Bay Rays team records
* List of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers
* Tampa Bay Rays managers and ownership

## References

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1. ^ "Tropicana Field". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
2. ^ "Time to shine: Rays introduce new name, new icon, new team colors and new uniforms". MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
3. ^ "Rays Timeline 1995–1996". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
4. ^ Bill Chastain (October 26, 2007). "Pena honored as AL comeback player". MLB.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
5. ^ a b c d "Rookie of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
6. ^ a b c d "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 12, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
7. ^ a b "Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
8. ^ Bill Chastain (October 19, 2012). "Rodney is Comeback, Delivery Man awards winner". MLB.com. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
9. ^ "Tampa Bay Rays History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

## External links

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* Rays Year-By-Year Results at MLB.com
* Rays Postseason Results at MLB.com

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