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Rays welcome Maddon, Cubs to Trop in ’17
- Updated: September 14, 2016
TORONTO — A home-and-away series against the Cubs and a single-admission doubleheader against the Athletics are among the highlights for the Rays in 2017.
All 30 Major League teams released their 2017 schedules Wednesday. The schedule is subject to change.
• Rays’ 2017 regular-season schedule
For the second consecutive year, the Rays will open the season as part of ESPN’s national Opening Day coverage when they host the Yankees on April 2 at Tropicana Field. Game time will be announced at a later date.
This will be the fourth time the Rays have hosted the Yankees in their home opener. The Rays won the three previous games in 2004, ’09 and ’12. This will be the eighth consecutive season the Rays will open the season at home. The Rays have sold out their past 11 home openers.
The Yankees return for a weekend series May 19-21 and another three-game set Sept. 11-13.
Popular former Rays manager Joe Maddon will return to Tropicana Field for the first time since leaving the team following the 2014 season. He’ll do so as the manager of the Cubs.
The Rays will host the Cubs Sept. 19-20 …
