The details are emerging this week on New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone's new contract extension from the team.

For much of the past decade, the Tampa Bay Rays have been baseball’s great anomaly—a team that wins despite payroll limitations, roster turnover, and playing in a division stacked with financial heavyweights.

The New York Yankees open up Spring Training play against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 (2/21/25) at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.

The jokes write themselves. The Tampa Bay Rays are so cheap that some of the money they received from a local business was derived from running a Ponzi scheme. The Rays had to return $200,000 they received from Drive Planning after an SEC complaint.

After nearly four long months, Yankees baseball is back. The Bronx Bombers make their spring training debut Friday afternoon in a Grapefruit League matchup versus the Tampa Bay Rays at George M.

On Oct. 9, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County, roaring off the gulf coast at maximum wind speeds of 120 mph. It was still moving at 102 mph when it rolled through St. Petersburg, ostensibly not quite strong enough to threaten a stadium roof designed to withstand gusts of up to 115 mph.

Rays fans looking to buy tickets are finding a shock at the prices. Season tickets went up nearly 40% and if you want to go to Opening Day, those tickets are starting at $150.

Ryan Pepiot allowed two hits, one walk and one run in 2.0 innings against the Pirates on Friday, but the Rays righty said he felt good about how he recovered.

On Friday morning, the New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced that the team would be amending its facial hair policy.