TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks is known for his entertaining postgame quotes, big personality, and strikeouts.

WATCH: Catching Rays with Pete Fairbanks

Catching Rays with Pete Fairbanks

Fairbanks is off to a fantastic 2025 season with 10 saves and a 2.05 earned run average in 22 innings pitched.

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Rays closer Pete Fairbanks and Kyle Burger

But Fairbanks is much more than baseball, as sports anchor Kyle Burger found out when they played a game of catch at Steinbrenner Field in “Catching Rays.”