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Tampa Bay seemed a good match for the promising Japanese pitcher, but the stadium issues put it in a “difficult spot.” ...

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen ... around and easily as hard a worker as I’ve been around,” Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder told MLB.com in August. “I think to a lot of people in ...

“We have a good relationship with Roki’s agent (Joel Wolfe), and Roki is a very big fan of (pitching coach) Kyle Snyder,” Rays international scouting director Steve Miller said Wednesday.