Rays first baseman Bob Seymour says that shortstop Carson Williams is one of the best baseball players he has seen. Everyone will now get a chance to see why Williams has been showered with such high praise.

With the Rays calling up top prospect Carson Williams, his fellow teammates are 'hyped' about the recent addition.

Willson Contreras homered, Alec Burleson’s two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4.

In need of help at the shortstop position, the Rays are turning to the brightest young star in their system. Tampa Bay is calling up top prospect Carson Williams on Thursday ahead of his Major League debut.

The Rays are five games under .500 through 127 contests and 6 ... Former Tampa Bay senior vice president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, a member of the Cardinals' front office, is set to become the successor to John Mozeliak as president of baseball ...

Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Josh Lowe is expected back Wednesday vs. the New York Yankees after missing three games with right oblique tightness.

Not just another Yankees-Red Sox series, even. As far as regular-season series go, the stakes are about as high as they could be while the calendar is still in August, with the Yankees and Red Sox in the heat of a playoff race and about to play a four-game set that could go a long way in determining how the rest of the year plays out.