Earlier we put out the welcome mat for those who may be new to Rays fandom. If you are just now jumping on the Rays bandwagon you might want get caught up on these last two plus decades of baseball history. We will spare you watching Shawn Camp close out a game, and instead we offer you this précis of Rays baseball history.
The Tampa Bay region was awarded a Major League Baseball franchise in 1995; the team’s first season of play was 1998, with the likes of Wade Boggs, Fred McGriff, and Wilson Alvarez on the Opening Day roster.