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Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll connects for a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Carroll and Walker hit back-to-back homers to spark the Diamondbacks past the Rays 8-4

By David Brandt - Associated Press

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ryan Castellani (38) is removed by manager Bud Black, left, during the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Giants beat Rockies 7-2 to take lead in NL wild-card race

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria connects for a three-run double off Los Angeles Dodgers' Dylan Floro in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 29, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Longoria’s 3-run double rallies Giants past Dodgers 3-2

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

San Diego Padres center fielder Franmil Reyes (32) watches from the wall as a fan tries to catch a home run ball hit by the San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Crawford, Longoria homer to carry Giants over Padres 4-2

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt (9) celebrates his two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Hunter Pence, left, and other teammates during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Belt homers as Giants beat Diamondbacks 4-3

By JOSE M. ROMERO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference at the baseball owners meetings in the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Rebuilding _ or, to use the less euphemistic term, tanking _ has become one of baseball’s most polarizing topics in 2018. Manfred has said &quot;our clubs, all of them, want to win. That’s why the owners own, that’s why the clubs play the game. The question is: What strategy are they going to adopt, over what period of time, to put themselves in a position to win?” (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Rebuilding can pay off, but also invites skepticism

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash speaks to reporters before a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, in Fort Myers, Fla. The young Tampa Bay Rays feel they have a chance to be more competitive than an offseason of trimming salary might suggest. Proving it in the rugged AL East figures to be difficult, however manager Kevin Cash likes the idea that some people are already counting his team out. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Revamped young Rays feel they have chance to be competitive

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 10, 2017, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash looks on from the dugout during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays finished 80-82 in 2017, their fourth consecutive losing record on the heels of a stretch in which they made the playoffs four times in six seasons. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Revamped Rays have new look in 2018 after 4 losing seasons

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria smiles during an introductory press conference Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in San Francisco.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Evan Longoria considers speeding up games a tricky issue

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria follows through on a solo home run against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore. The San Francisco Giants have acquired infielder Evan Longoria and cash from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielder Denard Span, infielder Christian Arroyo and two minor league pitchers. The teams announced the moves Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File) **FILE**

Giants acquire Evan Longoria from Rays for 4 players

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays' Logan Morrison watches his home run off Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Chris Tillman during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Longoria, Morrison homer in Rays’ 7-0 win over Orioles

By DICK SCANLON - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays players warm up at Citi Field before a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in New York. The Yankees will be the visiting team for the series moved from St. Petersburg, Florida, because of Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Rays lose to Yanks at Citi Field, their home away from home

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

In this Sunday, March 5, 2017, photo, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (3) fields a ground ball by Toronto Blue Jays' Darwin Barney during the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla. Longoria likes Tampa Bay's chances of escaping the AL East cellar and contending for a playoff berth. The three-time All-Star third baseman concedes he wasn't a big fan of every move the Rays made this offseason. Still, he believes the team is positioned to improve on last year’s 68-94 finish. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Rays confident changes will make club more competitive

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays' Steven Souza Jr., right, joins teammates on the field waiting to have their picture taken during the team's photo day at baseball spring training in Port Charlotte, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Longoria optimistic Rays can be better in 2017

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is held back by umpire Jeff Kellogg after benches cleared after Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price hit Mike Carp with a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, May 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pierzynski lifts Red Sox over Rays 3-2 in 10

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press