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Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day Countdown: 14 Days to Go - DRaysBay
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How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay – Society for American
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Devil Rays In The All-star Game - DRaysBay
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Tampa Sports History: Devil Rays 1st Ever Win, 4/1/98
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First trades in Tampa Bay Rays history: “With the Baltimore
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First trades in Tampa Bay Rays history: “With the Chicago Cubs
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How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay – Society for American
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A brief history of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day roster turnover
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Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day Countdown: 17 Days to Go - DRaysBay
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Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day: Remembering the greatest moments
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Rays all-time uniform numbers: Jersey No. 1 - DRaysBay