The Tampa Bay Rays are in a class all their own after miraculously overcoming an eight-run deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Trailing 8-0 after two innings, Tampa Bay rallied to win 12-8 and improve to 40-33 on the season.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB game to be played on June 18, 2025 on ESPN.

"The Tampa Bay Rays announced that the team has recently commenced exclusive discussions with a group led by Patrick Zalupski, Bill Cosgrove, Ken Babby and prominent Tampa Bay investors concerning a possible sale of the team," the Rays said in a statement. "Neither the Rays nor the group will have further comment during the discussions."

The owners of the Tampa Bay Rays are engaged in "advanced talks" over a sale that would value the franchise at $1.7 billion, according to Sportico's Scott Soshnick and Kurt Badenhausen.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was struck by 105 mph foul ball and carted off as dugout safety concerns renewed amid serious injury.

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Hunter Bigge was taken off the field on a stretcher after being hit by a foul ball during the seventh inning of Thursday's game with the Baltimore Orioles ( GameTracker ). Bigge was leaning against the railing when Adley Rutschman yanked a foul ball into the dugout.