Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Curtis Mead added weight during the offseason. Mead did this to hit the ball harder and retain his strength through the long season. Mead has appeared in 62 MLB contests ...

Even before all the hits, the walks, the .714 batting average and 1.655 OPS, Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola grabbed Curtis Mead and gave him a big hug the first time he saw him come out of the ...