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DREW RASMUSSEN
7-5 W-L •
1.03 WHIP •
2.86 ERA
7-5 W-L
1.03 WHIP
2.86 ERA
Drew Rasmussen Earns First All-Star Nod in Career Year for Rays The Tampa Bay Rays have added another player to their growing list of 2025 All-Stars, as right-hander Drew Rasmussen has been chosen to repr...
Solid in short start Rasmussen did not factor into the decision in Friday's 5-4 loss to Boston, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out one over two innings.
Impact Rasmussen surrendered his lone run in the second inning before exiting at the end of the frame. The Rays have been transparent about managing his workload, and this marked his third straight appearance without completing more than three innings. Over that span, the right-hander has allowed six earned runs on 11 hits while striking out five across seven total innings
2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Drew Rasmussen joins Rays' All-Star contingent, is expected to pitch The right-hander is added to the AL roster as a replacement for the Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi and is slated to work an inning.
2 DAYS AGO • TAMPABAY.COM
Red Sox play the Rays on home winning streak
The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays trying to extend a four-game home winning streak3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press
Red Sox score 3 runs in 7th to hold of Rays 4-3, earn season-high 7th straight victory
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-...3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press
Will be used in tandem with Boyle Rays manager Kevin Cash suggested after Sunday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Twins that he intends to use Rasmussen as an opener in front of bulk reliever Joe Boyle for at least...
Impact After Rasmussen was used primarily in relief late last season upon completing his recovery from the third major elbow surgery of his career in July 2023, the Rays moved the right-hander back into the rotation this season with the aim of limiting him to around 150 innings in 2025. Just over halfway into the campaign, Rasmussen has already compiled 89.1 innings, and despite the fact he's turned in a shiny 2.82 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 18 starts, the Rays will stick to their plan of managing his workload so that he can be available in some capacity through the rest of the regular season and potentially into the playoffs. The Rays took the first step in curtailing Rasmussen's workload Sunday, when he was lifted after allowing one run in two innings before Boyle took over to cover the next five frames. Cash didn't go into specifics regarding how long the Rasmussen/Boyle pairing might be used or if Rasmussen would remain capped at around two innings when he's deployed in a tandem, but the arrangement is undoubtedly a negative development for the 29-year-old. In addition to not being able to qualify for wins if he regularly pitches fewer than five innings in starts, Rasmussen's impact in the ratio categories would also become more muted with lighter innings counts.
6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Operates as opener Sunday Rasmussen took a no-decision in his start during Sunday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Twins, striking out two while allowing one earned run on three hits and no walks.
Impact Though the Rays didn't make a formal announcement regarding their plans for Rasmussen heading into the day, the right-hander ended up serving as a glorified opener in what was his shortest start of the season in terms of both innings and pitches (32). Tampa Bay called up Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham ahead of Sunday's contest and used him in bulk relief behind Rasmussen, with the righty giving up one unearned run over five innings. The Rays' exact plans for Rasmussen moving forward aren't known, but because he's already accrued 89.1 innings on the season and is only two years removed from the third major right elbow surgery of his career, it wouldn't be surprising if Boyle piggybacked Rasmussen in his next turn through the rotation next weekend in Boston. With a 7-2 record, 2.82 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 18 outings, Rasmussen has thus far been a screaming value for his draft-day investors, but if 2-to-4-inning starts become the norm for him, he would lose a significant amount of fantasy appeal.
JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE
Operates as opener Sunday Rasmussen took a no-decision in his start during Sunday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Twins, striking out two while allowing one earned run on three hits and no walks over two in...
Impact Though the Rays didn't make a formal announcement regarding their plans for Rasmussen heading into the day, the right-hander ended up serving as a glorified opener in his shortest start of the season in terms of both innings and pitches (32). Tampa Bay called up Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham ahead of Sunday's contest and used him in bulk relief behind Rasmussen, with the righty giving up one unearned run over five innings. The Rays' exact plans for Rasmussen moving forward aren't known, but because he's already accrued 89.1 innings on the season and is only two years removed from the third major right elbow surgery of his career, it wouldn't be surprising if Boyle piggybacks Rasmussen in his next turn through the rotation next weekend in Boston. With a 7-2 record, 2.82 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 18 outings, Rasmussen has thus far been a screaming value for his draft-day investors, but if 2-to-4-inning starts become the norm for him, he would lose a significant amount of fantasy appeal.
JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE
Yandy Díaz's RBI double starts 3-run 10th for Rays in 7-5 win over Twins
Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweepJULY 6 • Associated Press
Twins try to keep home win streak going, host the Rays
The Minnesota Twins host the Tampa Bay Rays aiming to extend a four-game home winning streakJULY 6 • Associated Press
Brooks Lee's walk-off bunt single lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Rays
Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5JULY 5 • Associated Press
Has shortest start of season Rasmussen took a no-decision after throwing three innings, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two, during Monday's 6-4 loss to the Athletics.
Impact Rasmussen has pitched into at least the fifth inning in every single one of his 16 prior starts, but didn't even make it into the fourth inning Monday. The 29-year-old allowed four runs, tied for his most in an outing all year, and only threw 54 pitches before his evening came to an end. It was an early ambush from the Athletics that accounted for most of the damage, with Shea Langeliers hitting just the third home run that Rasmussen has allowed in his last nine starts. The right-hander will have a chance to rebound over the weekend as his next scheduled start is Sunday at the Twins.
JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE
Rays Erase 4-Run Deficit, But Lose 6-4 to in 9th To A's on Lawrence Butler Triple TAMPA, Fla — The most common of threads during this Tampa Bay baseball season is that Drew Rasmussen has been great at starting games, and P...
JULY 1 • SI.COM
'It's huge': Romero thankful for partnership between MLB, AUSL TAMPA -- About 15 minutes before Drew Rasmussen’s first pitch Monday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Sierra Romero scaled the mound a...
JULY 1 • MLB.COM
Shea Langeliers hits a 3-run homer for the A's in his return from an oblique injury
Shea Langeliers provided a big lift for the Athletics in his return from an injuryJUNE 30 • Associated Press
Rays take on the Athletics in first of 3-game series
The Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series at home against the Athletics on MondayJUNE 30 • Associated Press
Halfway through 2025, 'it's hard to complain' about where Rays are KANSAS CITY -- Rays starter Drew Rasmussen said it best after Wednesday's win. “It’s hard to complain right now.”
JUNE 26 • MLB.COM
Deadspin | Drew Rasmussen, Rays blank Royals, extend K.C.'s home skid Deadspin | Drew Rasmussen, Rays blank Royals, extend K.C.'s home skid
JUNE 26 • DEADSPIN.COM
Drew Rasmussen, small-ball offense lead Rays past Royals again KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Drew Rasmussen continued an impressive run that could lead him to the All-Star Ga...
JUNE 26 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Drew Rasmussen, Rays blank Royals, extend K.C.'s home skid Drew Rasmussen and four Tampa Bay relievers held reeling Kansas City to just three hits as the Rays sent the Royals to a ninth consecutive h...
JUNE 26 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Rasmussen cruises through 5 scoreless to power Rays victory KANSAS CITY -- Drew Rasmussen is still being limited by his third major elbow surgery, which forced him from the rotation for nearly 15 mont...
JUNE 26 • MLB.COM
Five shutout innings in seventh win Rasmussen (7-5) tallied the win Wednesday against the Royals, giving up no runs on two hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out five.
Impact Wednesday marked the seventh scoreless start of the year for Rasmussen, who scattered two singles. The 29-year-old right-hander was somewhat curiously pulled after throwing just 62 pitches, his fewest of the season, but it appears the Rays are remaining cautious about his workload after he missed over a year of action across 2023 and 2024 due to elbow surgery. Rasmussen has yet to toss greater than six innings in any of his outings, but he still owns an outstanding 2.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 72:20 K:BB across 84.1 frames. His next start is projected to come at home versus the Athletics.
JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE
Five shutout innings in seventh win Rasmussen (7-5) tallied the win Wednesday against the Royals, giving up no runs on two hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out five.
Impact Wednesday marked the seventh scoreless start of the year for Rasmussen, who scattered two singles. The 29-year-old right-hander was somewhat curiously pulled after throwing just 62 pitches, his fewest of the season, but it appears the Rays are remaining cautious about his workload after he missed over a year of action across 2023 and 2024 due to elbow surgery. Rasmussen has yet to toss greater than six innings in any of his 16 outings, but he still owns an outstanding 2.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 72:20 K:BB across 84.1 frames. His next start is projected to come at home versus the Athletics.
JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE
Rasmussen and the Rays bullpen shine in 3-0 win over Royals, extending their road win streak to 5
Drew Rasmussen tossed five innings of two-hit ball, Tampa Bay scored three times in the second inning and the Rays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0JUNE 26 • Associated Press
Royals host the Rays on 8-game home skid
The Kansas City Royals aim to end their eight-game home slide with a victory over the Tampa Bay RaysJUNE 25 • Associated Press
