Rays, McClanahan and Opening Day

McClanahan earns 3rd Opening Day nod with return to Rays on horizon
Shane McClanahan was in the weight room at Charlotte Sports Park last Wednesday, sipping his pre-workout drink and getting ready to lift after his first bullpen session of camp, when strength and conditioning coach Bryan King told him that manager Kevin Cash wanted to see him.
Comeback trail: Shane McClanahan to be Rays' Opening Day starter
Shane McClanahan hasn't thrown a big-league pitch in over 18 months, but he has already earned the start for the Tampa Bay Rays' season opener against the Colorado Rockies on March 28.
Rays' Shane McClanahan: Named Opening Day starter
McClanahan will start Opening Day, March 28 against the Rockies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. McClanahan missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from a Tommy John procedure he underwent in August 2023 -- already the second such operation of his career.
Shane McClanahan humbled, honored to be Rays' opening day starter
Shane McClanahan was getting ready to lift weights after Wednesday’s camp-opening workout when strength coach Bryan King told him manager Kevin Cash wanted to see him in his office. “I said, ‘I don’t know what I did.
Rays makes ‘easy choice’ with Shane McClanahan Opening Day nod
As the Tampa Bay Rays are making moves with Spring Training right around the corner, there is one thing for certain regarding the ballclub and it’s that Shane McClanahan will be making his return hugely.
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Pull out the radar guns! Rays bullpen is returning to its power roots
John Romano | Depending on the final makeup of relievers, Tampa Bay could have a half-dozen guys throwing in the upper 90s.
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St. Petersburg, Pinellas pro-stadium politicians hit back at Rays presidents
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Too Many Starting Pitchers A Good Problem For Tampa Bay Rays
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