Hummel and the Rays agreed on a minor-league contract Sunday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Just over a month ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were one game back of the AL East lead, while the Boston Red Sox were scuffling along, below .500, only ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the division.

Tampa Bay Rays All-Star third baseman Junior Caminero continues to climb the ranks of MLB history before hitting his prime.

Right-hander Shane Baz was strong for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, giving up just two earned runs in a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati.

Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.

Dominic Smith hit a three-run single and Drew Gilbert and Tyler Fitzgerald added solo homers as the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1.

Giants shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald crush a homer in the seventh inning of San Francisco’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at Oracle Park.Tyler Fitzgerald crushes seventh-inning homer to ex

No, the Rays players did not need to pack a Costco-sized cache of unmentionables for their two-week journey on the West Coast. Management showed the traveling party some mercy halfway through the rare 12-game trip by footing the hotel-laundry bill for everyone’s personal clothing.