The catching position in Tampa has been a revolving door for many years now. Mike Zunino got the majority of the playing time back there in the 2019 to 2022 stretch but his performance tailed off in the final year of that span. In 2023, the Rays used Francisco Mejia, Christian Bethancourt and without any of those three taking firm hold of the job.
A new daily talk show, "Florida Matters: Live & Local," has debuted on WUSF 89.7. For more than two decades, "Florida Matters" brought newsmakers and others to your radio for a half-hour each week. Well, now an hour of "Live & Local" will air Monday through Thursday at noon. In addition to interviewing studio guests, host Matthew Peddie will take calls and emails so you can be part of the discussion.
August 31 - Clay Bellinger blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells homered as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight win. The Yankees moved within two games of the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays while stretching their lead over the Boston Red Sox for the first AL wild-card berth to 1 1/2 games.
