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According to the Tampa Bay Rays, a Red Sox fan did not throw a live ray from the tank pictured above in Tropicana Field.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A rumor cropped up at the end of a 5-4 Rays win on Monday night in Game 3 of the American League Division Series — that a Red Sox fan, presumably unhappy with the walk-off loss, threw a live ray out of the viewing tank that Tampa Bay has in right-center field at Tropicana Field.

A Rays official said that the rumor was false.

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