Rays honor longtime announcer, dominate former pitching ace
April 15, 2024 - The Tampa Bay Rays honored longtime broadcaster Dave Wills, who died unexpectedly at 58 in March 2023, before Sunday’s game at Tropicana Field. Owner Stuart Sternberg inducted Wills into the team’s Hall of Fame in front of about 100 of his relatives and close friends. The first 12,000 fans received yellow, tropical-styled shirts featuring a pocket patch with his name and a microphone. The Rays would go on to beat forming pitching ace Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants 9-4.