Tampa Bay Rays At Boston Red Sox Tickets

It’s going to be a special occasion when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox collide. Both sides know what it takes to win big games so, to watch them lock horns will be exhilarating for any fan of baseball. If you too are waiting for these two sides to slug it out, then book your Tampa Bay Rays Vs Boston Red Sox tickets and enjoy the game from the stands.

Get to know the Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays were incepted in 1998. The foundation of this team was laid in 1960s when former civic leader and St. Petersburg Times publisher, Jack Lake suggested that St. Petersburg should have its own Major League baseball team. In the 1980s and 1990s, many local businessmen tried to acquire a baseball team but all in vain. In 1990, The Florida Suncoast Dome was constructed in St. Petersburg to lure a new baseball team but the city had some competition as two groups, one in Tampa and the other in Sarasota were seeking for an expansion team that same year.

In 1992, the owner of the San Francisco Giants, Bob Lurie decided to sell his team to a group of investors based out of Tampa Bay. The group was led by Vince Naimoli. However, MLB owners stopped this move under pressure from San Francisco officials and the Giants were sold to a group who kept them in the city.

On March 9, 1995, a new expansion franchise was finally awarded to Naimoli’s Tampa Bay group and three years later, the Tampa Bay Rays played their first season.

The Tampa Bay Rays begin to play

The Tampa Bay Rays struggled to make it past the regular season in the first ten years. However, in 2008, they surprised everyone when they not only qualified for the playoffs but went on to defeat the White Sox and the Red Sox in the ALDS and the ALCS respectively. But that’s as far they went as they were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series game, 4-1.

The Rays really began to hit their stride for the first time in the second half of the 2000s. They went on to win the East Division title in 2008 and then put the icing on the cake by clinching the AL Pennant the same year. Two years, later they won their second division crown.

The Boston Red Sox: A brief introduction

The Boston Red Sox appeared on the MLB landscape over a century ago in 1901 and are among the eight American League charter franchises. Owned by Fenway Sports Club, the team plays its home games at the Fenway Park and is currently being managed by Alex Cora. They also established a record for selling out every home game from 2003 to 2013.

The BoSox’s legendary tenure

The Boston Red Sox were initially called the Boston Americans. The team made its presence felt early on by winning the World Series title in 1903 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3.They changed their name to the Red Sox soon afterwards and went on to win four more World Series championships in 1912, 1915, 1916 and 1918.

Then they had to face the famous Curse of the Bambino and failed to win another World Series for eighty six years. The jinx ended in 2004 when the Red Sox clinched their sixth World Series. They went on to repeat the feat in 2007 and 2013. Apart from eight World Series, they have also won thirteen pennants and nine division championships.

The big game

The fans are now waiting to watch the Tampa Bay Rays go head to head with the Boston Red Sox. If you want to support your favorite team live then get your hands on Tampa Bay Rays Vs Boston Red Sox tickets.