The 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their 3rd since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

 division, and managed to finish the season with a record of 69-92. Their manager

Manager (baseball)

In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...

 were Larry Rothschild

Larry Rothschild

Lawrence Lee Rothschild is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and manager. He currently serves as the pitching coach of the New York Yankees.-Playing career:...

, who entered his 3rd year with the club. This season is sometimes referred to as the "Hit Show" because the club signed several big-name sluggers in hopes of the team putting up better offensive numbers.

Offseason

• December 13, 1999: Scott McClain
  Scott McClain
  Scott Michael McClain is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is a scout in Nippon Professional Baseball....
  
   was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• March 31, 2000: Billy Taylor was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Regular season

On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco

José Canseco

José Canseco Capas, Jr. is a Cuban-American professional baseball manager, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League and former Major League Baseball player. He is the identical twin brother of former major league player and current teammate Ozzie Canseco...

 was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.

Notable transactions

• April 13, 2000: Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...
  
   was purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Houston Astros.
• May 25, 2000: Dwight Gooden was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• June 5, 2000: Rocco Baldelli was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2000.

Opening Day starters

• Miguel Cairo
• Jose Canseco
• John Flaherty
• Juan Guzmán
• Dave Martinez
• Fred McGriff
• Herbert Perry
• Kevin Stocker
• Greg Vaughn
• Gerald Williams

Citrus Series

2000 Series split 3-3

• June 9- @ Devil Rays 6- Marlins 4
• June 10- Marlins 5- @ Devil Rays 1
• June 11- @ Devil Rays 7- Marlins 6
• July 7- Devil Rays 8- @ Marlins 3
• July 8- @ Marlins 6- Devil Rays 5
• July 9- @ Marlins 10- Devil Rays 9

Roster

2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB = Stolen Bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C	John Flaherty	109	394	36	103	10	39	.261	0
1B	Fred McGriff	158	566	82	157	27	106	.277	2
2B	Miguel Cairo	119	375	49	98	1	34	.261	28
3B	Vinny Castilla	85	331	22	73	6	42	.221	1
SS	Felix Martinez	106	299	42	64	2	17	.214	9
LF	Greg Vaughn	127	461	83	117	28	74	.254	8
CF	Gerald Williams	146	632	87	173	21	89	.274	12
RF	Josh Hamilton	105	316	289	80	60	41	.253	3 0	41	.253	3
DH	Bubba Trammell	66	189	19	52	7	33	.275	3

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
Steve Cox	116	318	44	90	11	35	.283	1
Jose Canseco	61	218	31	56	9	30	.257	2
Mike DiFelice	60	204	23	49	6	19	.240	0
Russ Johnson	74	185	28	47	2	17	.254	4
Bobby Smith	49	175	21	41	6	26	.234	2
Randy Winn	51	159	28	40	1	16	.252	6
Aubrey Huff	39	122	12	35	4	14	.287	0
Kevin Stocker	40	114	20	30	2	8	.263	1
Ozzie Guillen Ozzie Guillén Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barrios is a Venezuelan-American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011 before asking for his release at the end of the 2011 season....	63	107	22	26	2	12	.243	1
Dave Martinez	29	104	12	27	1	12	.260	1
Jason Tyner	37	83	6	20	0	8	.241	6
Ozzie Timmons	12	41	9	14	4	13	.341	0
Quinton McCracken	15	31	5	4	0	2	.129	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system