The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been announced, and among the 26 former players listed there are a few who played for the Rays.
The most notable among the Rays contingent is James Shields, who is appearing for the first time on the ballot; alongside him are Jose Bautista and Manny Ramirez, both of whom had very short stints with Tampa Bay and then Bobby Abreu, who had the shortest tenure of them all.
James Shields
The fact that James Shields managed to make his way onto the Hall of Fame ballot is an amazing accomplishment considering how his career as a professional baseball player was nearly caput before it had a chance to take off.