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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 ...

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

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Closer Pete Fairbanks will hit free agency after the Tampa Bay Rays declined their $11 million option on him Thursday. The decision was among several announced by the Rays on Thursday, with the team ...

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

Fairbanks has been one of the better late-game arms in the sport over the past six seasons. He carries a 2.87 earned run ...