The Tampa Bay Devil Rays were horrible.
They were coming off one of the worst seasons in baseball history as they finished their 2002 campaign with a record of 55-106, with a 15 game losing streak along the way.
Changes needed to be made.
So, as the season came to a close, the Devil Rays fired their manager, Hal McRae, who had taken over for the previously fired Larry Rothschild early on in the 2001 season. McRae’s record as a manager with the Devil Rays may be among the worst ever as he had a winning percentage of .