The Tampa Bay Rays will look to head in to the weekend by finally earning their first Spring Training win, as they welcome in the Baltimore Orioles to Charlotte Sports Park. Josh Fleming will get the start, taking on Jordan Lyles. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05.
Rays Starting Lineup
B. Lowe 2B
Franco SS
Arozarena LF
Meadows DH
Diaz 1B
Kiermaier CF
Margot RF
Walls 3B
Mejia C
Orioles Starting Lineup
Owings SS
Odor 2B
Nevin 3B
Stowers RF
Chirinos C
McKenna CF
Gutierrez 1B
Diaz LF
Jones DH
Rays To Honor Late Bullpen Catcher
The Tampa Bay Rays starters will all wear the number 98 today in honor of bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez, who died in January.
Earlier this year we lost a beloved member of our Rays baseball family
Today we honor and remember Jean with his number on our backs pic.twitter.com/8sX8QFydBI
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) March 25, 2022
Ramirez’s parents were present earlier this week, when the team installed a banner in his memory.
Steve Carney is the founder and publisher of St. Pete Nine. One of the people most associated with baseball coverage in Tampa Bay, he spent 13 seasons covering the Rays for flagship radio station WDAE, first as producer of Rays Radio broadcasts, then as beat reporter beginning in 2011. He likes new analytics and aged bourbon, and is the owner of one of the ugliest knuckleballs ever witnessed by baseball scouts.
