Kameron Misner's Walk-Off Homer Secures Rays' Opening Day Win at Temporary Home
The Tampa Bay Rays began their 2025 season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Steinbrenner Field, highlighted by Misner's first Major League home run.
- Kameron Misner hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning, marking the first Major League homer of his career and securing a 3-2 win for the Rays.
- The Rays are playing their home games at Steinbrenner Field this season after Hurricane Milton damaged Tropicana Field in October 2024.
- Misner, unexpectedly recalled due to an injury to Richie Palacios, capitalized on his first at-bat of the season after entering as a defensive replacement.
- The Rays tied the game in the seventh inning with a sacrifice fly by Jonathan Aranda and an RBI single by José Caballero against the Rockies' bullpen.
- Rockies starter Kyle Freeland delivered six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, while Rays closer Pete Fairbanks worked around two ninth-inning walks to secure the win.