Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Baseball teams in Miami, Florida, Florida Gators baseball, Florida State Seminoles baseball, Professional baseball teams in Florida, Senior Professional Baseball Association teams, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Daytona Cubs, Miami Hurricanes baseball, List of Florida Gators baseball seasons, Fort Myers Miracle, UCF Knights baseball, Bradenton Marauders, Clearwater Threshers, Jacksonville Suns, United States Navy Baseball, Brevard County Manatees, Alfred A. McKethan, Gulf Coast League Red Sox, Pensacola Pelicans, Gulf Coast League Pirates, Miami Marlins, West Palm Beach Tropics, Charlotte Stone Crabs, St. Petersburg Pelicans, Spencer Ross, Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, Gulf Coast League Orioles, Gulf Coast League Twins, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Gulf Coast League Cardinals, Tampa Yankees, Gulf Coast League Astros, Gulf Coast League Phillies, Gold Coast Suns, Palm Beach Cardinals, Gulf Coast League Mets, St. Lucie Legends, Gulf Coast League Marlins, St. Lucie Mets, Winter Haven Super Sox, Gulf Coast League Yankees, Bradenton Explorers, Gulf Coast League Tigers, Gulf Coast League Braves, Fort Myers Sun Sox, Orlando Juice, Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, Gulf Coast League Rays, Gulf Coast League Nationals, Fort Myers Royals, GCL White Sox, Miami Sun Sox, San Bernardino Pride. Excerpt: The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in 1998, the club has played at Tropicana Field and has finished out of last place only four times. Their first season with a winning record was 2008, when they won their first division title and proceeded to win the pennant. In November 2007, majority owner Stuart Sternberg made significant changes to his franchise's image, changing the club's name from t...