The Tampa Bay Rays surprised a lot of people when they decided against bringing back closer Pete Fairbanks. Instead of ...

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The Tampa Bay Rays declined an $11 million option on Pete Fairbanks, allowing their closer to become a free agent, while ...

Closer Pete Fairbanks will hit free agency after the Tampa Bay Rays declined their $11 million option on him Thursday. The ...

In a shocker, the Rays have declined to pay closer Pete Fairbanks $11 million in 2026, making him a free agent, parting with ...

The reliever said he felt “a lot of unknowns” stemming from the ownership change had an impact on the call to not pick up his ...

The Tampa Bay Rays declined an $11 million option on Pete Fairbanks, allowing their closer to become a free agent, while ...

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The Rays declined Fairbanks ' $11 million club option for 2026 on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.