DETROIT — The response to the Rays $5 flash sale was apparently not overwhelming, as the allotment of 5,000 discounted tickets for the next five home games was sold out for only one, June 14, with the potential for June 13 as well, in the final hours before the offer ended Thursday night.
But the players appreciated the effort by their bosses to get more people to the ballpark.
“I think it’s a great idea,’’ said centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier, the longest tenured Ray. “I think it’s a great thing to do for us players. With our record and what we’ve done so far this year we like to think we deserve to play in front of a great home crowd.