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| 1995 | Adam Sisk becomes the first player signed by the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The 19-year-old Edison Community College student, who was 24-2 at Riverdale Baptist High School, was drafted by San Diego last year; however, the right-hander chose to go to college, developing tendinitis in his right elbow after making just two appearances. |
| 1998 | David Cone sets a new major league record for the most years between 20-win seasons when New York beats the Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium, 3-1. The 33-year-old Coney, who was 20-3 in 1988 with the Mets, surpasses the mark set by Jim Kaat, who won twenty in 1966 and 1974. |
| 2008 | Although they suffer a 6-4 defeat to the Tigers, the Rays will win their first American League East title when the Red Sox lose to the Yankees later in the evening. Skipper Joe Maddon and a few players remained in the Comerica Park clubhouse to watch the rain-delayed contest in Boston end, bringing the title to Tampa Bay. |
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