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How the Rays’ 2024 season was lost, in 5 short stories

By Marc Topkin,

5 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4gU4o4_0vejfvMP00 — Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz (2) reacts after he is called out on strikes against Orioles pitcher Cole Irvin during a June 7 game at the Trop. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays didn’t expect to be having these conversations.

Heading into the final week of past seasons — the previous five anyway — the talk was about clinching a playoff berth, who they might face and how deep they could play.

But as they ready for Sunday’s Tropicana Field finale, with formal foregone elimination from the American League wild-card race looming, the discussion points are much different:

Can they at finish with a .500

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