In baseball, there are moments that are bigger than the sport itself. For the Tampa Bay Rays and right fielder Josh Lowe, one of those moments was on full displ

The versatile infielder is operating as a backup behind Tampa Bay’s typical starting infield of Jonathan Aranda, Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero and Ha-Seong Kim.

After losing 12 of their last 16 games heading into the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays knew that getting off to a hot start mattered. Well, the Rays found themselves getting off on the right foot against the Baltimore Orioles.

Lost in reports this week that Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for the Tampa Bay Rays is an extraordinary premise. Zalupski is paying more than eight times what the previous owner paid for the club despite not knowing where the Rays will play home games.

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The Tampa Bay Rays might finally live up to their namesake. A group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski is expected to buy the franchise for a reported $1.7 billion as early as September, and it wants to move the team from St. Petersburg to Tampa, according to The Athletic.

It has been a historic season for the Tampa Bay Rays. They are one of only three teams since 1901 to have 110+ home runs, 125+ stolen bases, and a winning record through the first 100 games of a season.

The team has agreed to a deal in principle with Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski for roughly $1.7 billion.

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