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Marc Topkin on Rays Opening Day, New Faces, Returning to Tropicana Field & Junior Caminero's Star
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Rick Stroud is joined by Marc Topkin, Rays Beat Writer for the Tampa Bay Times, to discuss the Rays season which begins today. They discuss the team returning to Tropicana Field this season, the new owners, changes on the roster as Brandon Lowe and Pete Fairbanks depart, new faces like Cedric Mullins and Nick Martinez, what to excpect from Shane McClanahan's return and Junior Caminero's star status after the World Baseball Classic.
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