Unhappy with his delivery and his control after an ugly outing against the Phillies on March 6, Rays closer Pete Fairbanks took a week away from game action to get himself right.

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It was only the Rays’ second game of Spring Training, a Saturday afternoon matchup against the Red Sox on Feb. 22 at Charlotte Sports Park.

When Yandy Díaz reported to Charlotte Sports Park for Spring Training last month, he admitted there were times during the offseason when he worried the Rays might trade him.

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry’s Rays Beat newsletter.

For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast.

With two of the fastest prospects in baseball batting back to back in Spring Breakout, it might come as no surprise that a track meet broke out.