SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 9: Starter Jalen Beeks #68 of the Tampa Bay Rays delivers a pitch during a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 9, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Rays won 5-3. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
With word spreading that the league and the players are nearing a deal which includes a 60-game season, we take a look at the Rays first 60 games of last year.
After 60 games, the Tampa Bay Rays were just one game back of the Yankees. By the way, even with a 16-team playoff format the would-be world champions, the Washington Nationals, would not have even made the postseason in this format.