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Several athletes are taking to Facebook to offer their moms some special thanks. The photos and messages will be posted Sunday but are provided here courtesy of Facebook. Among the athletes paying tribute to their moms will be: • Ryan Robe...

Alex Cobb struck out 13 in fewer than five innings and Ryan Roberts and Ben Zobrist drove in two runs apiece to help the Tampa Bay Rays rally for a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Matt Moore became the first Rays pitcher to win his first four starts of a season, Ryan Roberts homered twice and Tampa Bay beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 5-1 on Monday night.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Here are the lineups for today's 1:35 p.m. Grapefruit League opener against the Tampa Bay Rays: Rays Ben Zobrist, RF Desmond Jennings, CF Matt Joyce, LF Jack Cust, DH Ryan Roberts, 2B Sean Rodriguez, 3B Shelley Duncan, 1...

The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handed pitcher Jeff Niemann and infielder Ryan Roberts, along with outfielders Matt Joyce and Sam Fuld to avoid arbitration.

Dave Cameron looks at players poised to bounce back in 2013, possibly for a new team.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2012

Matt Joyce homered and had three RBIs, Ryan Roberts also connected and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.

It's hardly being bold to predict that Los Angeles Angels rookie outfielder Mike Trout is going to end up as fantasy's top player this season. Trout currently sits atop the ESPN Player Rater, edging out Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew ...

Blog | July 26, 2012

Eric Karabell looks ahead to the final two months of the season and lays out a handful of bold predictions for hitters, including thoughts on Adam Dunn, Mark Trumbo and others.

Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2012

Joe Robbins/Getty Images Justin Upton may be shipped out of Arizona, although during the offseason appears far more likely. METS (47-51, third place/NL East) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (49-49, third place/NL West) Thursday: RHP Matt Harvey (7-5, 3...

• Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia broke his right hand Wednesday and is expected to miss six weeks. Arencibia, owned in 29 percent of ESPN standard leagues, is eighth on the Player Rater among catchers and had hit three home runs over ...

Blog | July 26, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Thursday, including J.P. Arencibia's injury, Hanley Ramirez's Dodgers debut and Ricky Romero's continued struggles.

Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2012

Rays-Orioles Preview

David Price allowed one run over seven innings to earn his major league-leading 14th victory, Ryan Roberts homered and scored three runs in his Tampa Bay debut and the Rays cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 on Wednesday night.

Hideki Matsui was cut by the Tampa Bay Rays to make room for newcomer Ryan Roberts, who was in the starting lineup Wednesday night against the Orioles.

Arizona has designated infielder Ryan Roberts for assignment, ending the Diamondbacks portion of the career of a popular player known to fans as "Tat Man" for his multitude of tattoos.