 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Makore gumi ekutanga ekutamba kwavo, zvisinei, akaiswa pachena nekusava nebasa; vakapedza vari munzvimbo yekupedzisira muAL East mumwaka wese kunze kwegore ra2004, pavakapedza vari vekupedzisira. Zvichitevera mwaka wa2007, Stuart Sternberg, uyo akanga atenga kudzora kufarira muchikwata kubva kuna Vince Naimoli makore maviri apfuura, akachinja zita rechikwata kubva ku Devil Rays kuenda ku Rays, izvozvi zvaireva kunyanya kureva kuputika kwezuva pane manta ray, kunyange zvazvo manta ray logo inoramba iri pamaoko ehembe. Mwaka wa2008 wakaona Tampa Bay Rays vachitumira mwaka wavo wekutanga wekukunda, mukwikwidzi wavo wekutanga weAL East, uye yavo yekutanga American League Pennant kukunda muvengi wavo Boston Red Sox muALCS, kunyangwe vakarasikirwa nePhiladelphia Phillies muWorld Series yegore iro. Kubva ipapo, maRays akatamba mumakwikwi emwaka mishanu, kuhwina mukombe weAmerican League zvakare muna 2020 uye vakakundwa neLos Angeles Dodgers mugore iroro.World Series. 