The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays salary list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"The (2008) Tampa Bay Rays had become the latest beacon for the game's downtrodden. Like a high-pitched whistle audible only to junkyard dogs, their message was clearly heard by baseball mongrels. They spoke to the Reds, to the Pirates, to the Royals -- to all the teams that have been down for so long, hope had become just another four-letter word." - Sportswriter Tom Singer on MLB.com (09/27/08, 'Worst to first: Rays in pursuit of history')
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
50 | Grant Balfour | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1977-12-30 |
24 | Kurt Birkins | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1980-08-11 |
53 | Chad Bradford | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1974-09-14 |
27 | Scott Dohmann | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1978-02-13 |
22 | Matt Garza | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1983-11-26 |
47 | Gary Glover | 6-05 | 205 | Right | Right | 1976-12-03 |
49 | Jason Hammel | 6-06 | 225 | Right | Right | 1982-09-02 |
39 | J.P. Howell | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1983-04-25 |
36 | Edwin Jackson | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1983-09-09 |
19 | Scott Kazmir | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1984-01-24 |
57 | Trever Miller | 6-03 | 175 | Left | Right | 1973-05-29 |
34 | Jeff Niemann | 6-09 | 285 | Right | Right | 1983-02-28 |
40 | Troy Percival | 6-03 | 255 | Right | Right | 1969-08-09 |
14 | David Price | 6-05 | 215 | Left | Left | 1985-08-26 |
28 | Al Reyes | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1971-04-10 |
11 | Jae Kuk Ryu | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1983-05-30 |
52 | Juan Salas | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1978-11-07 |
33 | James Shields | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1981-12-20 |
21 | Andy Sonnanstine | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Left | 1983-03-18 |
51 | Mitch Talbot | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1983-10-17 |
35 | Dan Wheeler | 6-03 | 222 | Right | Right | 1977-12-10 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Mike DiFelice | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1969-05-28 |
41 | Michel Hernandez | 6-00 | 215 | Right | Right | 1978-08-12 |
28 | John Jaso | 6-02 | 202 | Right | Left | 1983-09-19 |
30 | Dioner Navarro | 5-10 | 215 | Right | Both | 1984-02-09 |
9 | Shawn Riggans | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1980-07-25 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Willy Aybar | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Both | 1983-03-09 |
8 | Jason Bartlett | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1979-10-30 |
44 | Reid Brignac | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Left | 1986-01-16 |
41 | Andy Cannizaro | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1978-12-19 |
1 | Akinori Iwamura | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Left | 1979-02-09 |
26, 24 | Dan Johnson | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Left | 1979-08-10 |
43 | Elliot Johnson | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Both | 1984-03-09 |
3 | Evan Longoria | 6-01 | 213 | Right | Right | 1985-10-07 |
23 | Carlos Pena | 6-02 | 225 | Left | Left | 1978-05-17 |
18 | Ben Zobrist | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Both | 1981-05-26 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
5 | Rocco Baldelli | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1981-09-25 |
13 | Carl Crawford | 6-02 | 230 | Left | Left | 1981-08-05 |
31 | Jonny Gomes | 6-01 | 230 | Right | Right | 1980-11-22 |
26 | Gabe Gross | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Left | 1979-10-21 |
37 | Nathan Haynes | 5-09 | 180 | Left | Left | 1979-09-07 |
32 | Eric Hinske | 6-02 | 235 | Right | Left | 1977-08-05 |
38 | Fernando Perez | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Both | 1983-04-23 |
10 | Justin Ruggiano | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Right | 1982-04-12 |
2 | B.J. Upton | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1984-08-21 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Cliff Floyd | 6-04 | 230 | Right | Left | 1972-12-05 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 Tampa Bay Rays Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Tropicana Field (Park Factors: 93/95) where 1,811,986 fans witnessed their 2008 Rays finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays salary list, a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays primary starters list:
Did you know that a 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?