Tampa Bay Rays

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The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St.

Petersburg, Florida, playing in the American League East division.

Founded in 1998 as the Devil Rays, the franchise shortened its name in 2008.

Despite consistently low attendance and a modest payroll, the team has been competitive through innovative player development and analytics: The Rays keep making the playoffs with the smallest budget in baseball.

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