1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was the first season in franchise history. This season, they finished last in the AL East division and finished the season with a record of 63-99, 51 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees . Their manager was Larry Rothschild .Miguel Cairo was the last active player remaining from the Opening Day roster, until retiring after the 2012 season.Offseason March 11, 1997: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays . May 10, 1997: Pete Laforest was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. June 3, 1997: Jason Standridge was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997. June 3, 1997: Kenny Kelly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1997. November 11, 1997: Mike Kelly was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later . The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Dmitri Young to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade . December 9, 1997: Wade Boggs signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. December 16, 1997: Scott McClain was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. December 18, 1997: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. January 27, 1998: Dave Silvestri was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. January 27, 1998: Jerome Walton was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Expansion Draft Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1996–97 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates The two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks , had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Devil Rays drafted 29th in 1996 and 31st in 1997. The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and five in 1997.pitcher Dan Wheeler , catcher Toby Hall , infielder Jared Sandberg and outfielder Alex Sánchez .1996 farm system Hudson Valley affiliation shared with Texas Rangers 1997 farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. PetersburgRegular season March 31, 1998 – The Devil Rays played their inaugural game, as well as their first home game, against the Detroit Tigers . The Tigers won 11-6 for an audience of 45,369 fans. April 1, 1998 – The Devil Rays enjoyed the first win in their franchise's history, an 11-8 comeback against the Tigers. Rolando Arrojo was the winning pitcher. June 22, 1998 – The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field . The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series . The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2.Opening Day starters Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 26, 1998: Jerome Walton was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. June 2, 1998: Aubrey Huff was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 5th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 17 , 1998. July 1, 1998: Josías Manzanillo was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Citrus Series between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series . In 1998, the Marlins won the series 3 games to 1. June 22 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 2 – 3 June 23 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 4 June 24 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 4 – 8 June 25 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 1 – 5Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = position; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in ; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. SB C 91 304 63 3 24 .207 0 1B 151 564 160 19 81 .284 7 2B 150 515 138 5 46 .268 19 3B 117 370 102 11 55 .276 5 SS 112 336 70 6 25 .208 5 LF 155 614 179 7 59 .292 19 CF 109 338 94 1 17 .278 26 RF 90 309 79 3 20 .256 8 DH 137 435 98 17 57 .225 2
Other batters Pitching Starting pitchers Relief pitchers Other pitchers Game log Awards and honors 1998 MLB All-Star Game Rolando Arrojo, PitcherTeam leaders Home runs – Fred McGriff Runs batted in – Fred McGriff Batting average – Aaron Ledesma Hits – Quinton McCracken Stolen bases – Randy Winn Walks – Fred McGriff Wins – Rolando Arrojo Strikeouts – Tony Saunders Earned run average – Albie Lopez Saves – Roberto Hernández Farm system
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