New York Yankees fans poke fun at Rays over opened seating ahead of pivotal AL East clash: "We are the home team"

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are about to face off for the first time in 2023. The two teams are off to relatively different starts as the Rays have blasted to a sterling 20-5 record and the Yankees have hobbled to a 14-11 start, good for fourth in the AL East.This will be a good benchmark for the Yankees to see how far they have to come in the early going and the Rays know better than to ever underestimate the Evil Empire. As a result, the team is expecting a lot of fans to appear.Away games always feature a ton of Yankees fans who notoriously travel well. The Rays have had issues with getting fans to their games, but they're opening up extra seats for the series.Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_The Rays will open parts of the 300 level seats for their upcoming series against the Yankees. It's the first time they've done so for a regular season game since they closed it after 2018(via @TBTimes_Rays)199351The Rays will open parts of the 300 level seats for their upcoming series against the Yankees. It's the first time they've done so for a regular season game since they closed it after 2018(via @TBTimes_Rays) https://t.co/dtSIyjNEGTAccording to Talkin' Baseball:&quot;The Rays will open parts of the 300 level seats for their upcoming series against the Yankees. It's the first time they've done so for a regular season game since they closed it after 2018.&quot;Though the Yankees have often struggled at &quot;the Trop&quot;, their fans routinely show up. Yankees fans haven't missed this golden opportunity to troll the Rays for their home support — even as they trail in the standings.Fonzie_182@Fonzie_182@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Anytime we play there...we are the home team.@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Anytime we play there...we are the home team.derek@NYderek_22@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Taking advantage of Yankee fans lol cause they know we be everywhere911@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Taking advantage of Yankee fans lol cause they know we be everywhere𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙣@MeltonSZN@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays the Yankees effect74@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays the Yankees effectBrockinSB@HiuraFan@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays It’ll be all Yankees fans@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays It’ll be all Yankees fansTrev@TrevorCisneroz@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Poverty stadium@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays Poverty stadiumToxic Gi@GrumpyGamerGi@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays LMAO. Man give the team back to the expos@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays LMAO. Man give the team back to the exposVeni@gnosklis@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays That’s actually kinda sad. They’ve been a winning org for 15 years3@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays That’s actually kinda sad. They’ve been a winning org for 15 yearsJustin@phillysportsszn@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays W they should do that for every game34@TalkinBaseball_ @TBTimes_Rays W they should do that for every gameGiven the recent form of both squads, this could be an ugly series. The Yankees have lost a lot of contributors to start the season and their offense has sputtered. Perhaps Yankees fans are getting their trolling in before the series turns ugly if that happens.Can the New York Yankees match up with the Tampa Bay Rays?There's no team in baseball better than the Tampa Bay Rays at this point, so the New York Yankees fall into the &quot;not as good&quot; category right now. Naturally, it can be expected that this series won't be close.But don't count out the Yankees just yet. They're struggling and unhealthy, but they might have Harrison Bader and Josh Donaldson back by then.Josh Donaldson is on the way back for the New York YankeesDepending on how things line up, the Bronx Bombers might be able to have both Nestor Cortes Jr. and Gerrit Cole pitch in this series. That would certainly tip the scales back to more even.

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