Baker Mayfield Says Contract Talks With Bucs 'Not Close', Rays Lose Series To Marlins & Vasilevskiy Wins Vezina

Baker Mayfield Says Contract Talks With Bucs 'Not Close', Rays Lose Series To Marlins & Vasilevskiy Wins Vezina

From Sports Day Tampa Bay by Tampa Bay Times

June 8, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Baker Mayfield's contract situation with the Buccaneers, the Rays' recent performance against the Marlins, and Andrei Vasilevskiy's Vezina Trophy win.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Baker Mayfield's comments that he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't close on a new contract. Rick has learned that the Bucs first offer was so low that Baker's camp didn't even counter. Mayfield also said he wouldn't negotiate once Training Camp starts. Plus the Rays lose 2-of-3 to the Marlins as they've lost 10 out of 13 games, Andrei Vasilevskiy wins the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender plus the University of Tampa wins their 3rd straight National Championship in baseball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Stroud, Steve Versnick

Topics covered

  • Baker Mayfield
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Rays
  • Marlins
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Vezina Trophy
  • University of Tampa

Keywords

  • Baker Mayfield
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Rays
  • Marlins
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Vezina Trophy
  • National Championship

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Organizations: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rays, Marlins, University of Tampa

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