| 2018 Tampa Bay Rays | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field | |
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Stuart Sternberg | |
| Managers | Kevin Cash | |
| Television | Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Florida (Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson) | |
| Radio | Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) (Andy Freed, Dave Wills) WGES (Spanish) (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) | |
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The Tampa Bay Rays 2018 season was the Rays' 21st season of Major League Baseball, and the 11th as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The Rays played this season with few starting pitchers. Many games were started by pitchers normally used in relief, referred to as openers.[1] This approach saw the Rays set MLB single season records for most no decisions by starters (91)[2] and most wins by relievers (55).[3] They finished the season with a 90–72 record, their first winning season since 2013; however, for the fifth consecutive year, they failed to make the postseason. This was because the Red Sox had 108 wins for the division title, while the Yankees had 100 wins and the Athletics had 97 wins for the wild card.
- ^ Chastain, Bill. "Rays excited to implement 'bullpen day' plan". mlb.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Recorded no decision, as Starter, sorted by greatest Performances matching selected criteria by a Team". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Pitcher Won, as Reliever, sorted by greatest Performances matching selected criteria by a Team". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2018.