the latest of the homecoming pitcher ryan webb. in the majors ryan webb has made it home. webb now wears the jersey for the team he grew up cheering for. it comes 12 years after being drafted out of clearwater central catholic. >> it's every kid's dream to play where they grew up watching their team. so to have the privilege to be able to play for the team i grew up watching. all my family still lives in the same area. it is a blessing. i couldn't be more happy. >> reporter: as a free agent ryan webb had plenty of opposites and waited until right before spring training to decide which team he wanted to play for. while he is happy to skom home it's not the reason he put his name on the rays contract >> i wanted to make the decision based on somewhere i thought i could go to win. every player i ever talked to said it was their best years here. so, you know, for them to want me was a big thing. then, you know, we worked out a deal and i couldn't be more happy to be here. >> reporter: at 30 years old webb brings experience to a bullpen that needs it. he's not a pitcher that's

after five stops in the majors, ryan webb has made it home. webb now wears the jersey for the team he grew up cheering for. it comes 12 years after being drafted out of clear water central catholic. >> it's every kid's dream to play where they grew up watching their team. to have the privilege to be able to play for the team i brew up watching, well, my family still lives in the same area. it's a blessing. >> reporter: as a free agent ryan webb had plenty of options and waited until right before spring training to decide which team he wanted to play for. and while he's happy to be coming home it's not the reason he put his name on a rays contract. >> i wanted the make the every player i talked to said it was their best years here. for them to want me was a big thing. then we worked out a deal. it couldn't be more happy. >> reporter: at 30, webb brings experience to a bull pen that needs it. he's not a pitchers that going to blow guys away with a fast ball. after seeing him work in cleveland, kevin cash made the call to bring him here to get guy

less than a week ago pitcher ryan webb was looking for a job. a free agent reliever known for luring hitters into ground ball outs. webb had a few options, but the rays had something a few other clubs did not. >> reporter: you're here with your hometown team. >> obviously i'm really excited to be here staying at homeworking out where i grew and have the opportunity to sign with the team i grew up watching, couldn't be more excited for this spring. >> reporter: as a senior webb twice, but nothing beat watching his favorite team. what were you like as a baseball fan? >> we tried to go as much as we could, to be able to go to the games with my dad. we went to the trop . >> reporter: webb will come in handiworking the middle innings of games and could evolve into the rays setup. it's not just the hometown cooking that draws webb to his hometown team. this is his eighth major league season and he wants to play for a winner. >> obviously the staff has been brilliant with the young guys that they have. i know them from being around the area for a little

we get the story on the latest homecoming. >> after five stops, ryan webb is home. he wears the jersey of the team he cheered for as a kid t is being drafted out of clearwater central catholic. >> it is a dream to play where you grew up. to play for the team that i grow up watching, my family lives in the area, that's a blessing. i could not be more happy. >> as a free agent he had plenty of options he waited to before spring training to decide who he wanted to play for. it's not the reason he put his >> i wanted to make it based where i could win. every player said the best years here so for them to want me that was a big thing. we worked out a deal. i'm happy tore here. >> at 30 he brings experience to a bullpen. he will not blow guys away with a fast ball but after working in cleveland kevin cash brought him here to get guys out. he finished last season with the fifth highest ground ball to fly ball ratio. >> it is a dimension we didn't have. it is a grund ball pitcher and as long as that sink ser running, we're good. >> i want to do what i have always done and k

. >>> in port charlotte the tampa bay rays have announced the signing of ryan webb. things have been anything but status quo for jamie johnson, he had a nice run today at practice. he was faster than anyone else today. so, he has the speed but it takes more than that to win the 500. >> i have seen this and i have had that had full competition without jeff gordon and his departure from these meetings i that yet. with all that said i know we will do an amazing job. but as a guy that was hired by jeff gordon and d grew up learning from him he haalways been a mentor and there for me so it is certainly different without him. >>> we have continuing coverage of today's top stories at abc action news.com. >>> breaking news tonight. chopper down. the helicopter crashing into the water near pearl harbor. civilians on board. a popular trip for tourists. witnesses say it dropped from the sky. several on board. the heroes jumping into the water. >>> also tonight, donald trump takes aim at pope francis, after the pope suggests trump is not christian. the moment on the pope's plane

. >> the rays signed relief pitcher ryan webb to a one year deal. he is expected to play a pretty big role in this rays bullpen this season. a clear water guy. all right, the crack of the bat. that's a welcome sound in port charlotte. rays players showing up before the official beginning of spring training. that is good news for manager kevin cash who feels more confident headed into his second season in charge. one thing cash feels better about this year is the pace at which is manager makes decisions during games. >> it happens fast. it gets faster once you get out there. just to be more prepared for the situations that arrive. off the field, in the doesn't stop. >> and, the field per sunday's daytona 500 will be settled in just a bit here later tonight by the traditional twin qualifying races. what's the biggest goal for each driver? >> don't wreck your car. ryan newman got his car put together overnight following a crash during wednesday's practice session. there he is. just under 190 miles an hour in practice. drivers who crash tonight risk beg

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close to signing a hometown guide, ryan webb who graduated from clearwater central catholic. the track at daytona popping as we speak and brown 2 of sprint cup practice under way. the good news this was round one and no one wrecked the car. the bad news is i informed keith cate a minute ago ryan newman and michael waltrip crashed three minutes ago and the qualifying races. and the rowdy suncoast invitational continues in st. petersburg and this is the one chance you big soccer fans have two catch major league soccer's new york city fc and their three big names in the sport. the rowdy's play saturday against philadelphia union. one night and gorgeous night to be out. >> ryan newman sees the oil slick and michael waltrip did not. >> it's fun to watch. >> you don't want to crash your car on wednesday of speed week. >> finally tonight we know tampa bay has the best beaches in the country. the travel website trip advisor agrees and name clearwater beach the best beach in the united states. it earned the number one spot based on travelers reviews. tampa bay had a good showing on be

the rays sign ryan webb to a one year deal, fox sports has the story.....webb is a reliever, pitched last year for cleveland, after starting the season in the minors....gets a lot of ground balls as reliever one of the best in that stat in the american league last year, plus he grew up in clearwater, so he is coming home after signing a one year one million dollar deal..... the first duel was pretty clean, big names up in front, the only issue...cole whitt, trying to race his way into sunday....loses the back end, spins....and is done for the night and done for the week, no daytona five hundred for cole whitt....... dale junior, pulls off a family signature move.....and just cruises by denny hamlin on the inside...holds him off down the stretch to win the first race, and even though drivers wanted to be cautious with the car, it was hard for dale junior to race that way...... second can am duel....last lap, kyle busch leading, drivers working to make the move, jamie mcmurray in front of jimmie johnson, that's contact and that's trouble....johnson gets caught in it, martin truex gets

ryan webb to a one-year deal. and he is a hometown guy. clearwater guy. and he's kind of bounced around a little bit and here on a one- >> that's got to be cool when they come home. >> spring training, just to get back into it. it's such a long season when you look at it. >> yeah, it is. and i watch a lot of mlb and look at what the national experts say about the team. they are high on the team. they are really positive. so one expert, we will call it predicted a ray's division tight this will year. >> i like it. >> i did not see that coming. >> we approve it. i need new carpet. ok. i have two dogs. and a husband. house trained? my husband? no, the dogs. sometimes. p i'd suggest stainmaster pet protect carpet. why? r incredibly durable and stain resistant. tthat's why they call it master it's... i got it. nnow get free basic installation with purchase of stainmaster t carpet and pad, t at lowe's. >>> now four headlines at 4:30. number one, the pope says artificial contraception is okay if you're living in a region facing the zika virus. he calls it a less

head crew was out so we are giving them some face time.1-vikings shey webb...drible and shoots the triple.......5-4 northside 2-lb ryan fralin drives and scores.....6-5 lord botetourt 3-lb trey hornebeck with a trey...the cavs go up by the dolly parton score of 9 to 5. 4-northside....i will take nick price for the goes coast to coast......11-9 vikes5 northside.....webb going steph curry on us with the triple........14-11 vikings 6-northside.....webb triple northside when you win this game .....a conference title....you get a trophy. northside goes on to get the 65-44. 01-0518-21sotpope trt :24it was a tough ball game. i thought lord botetourt had a really good game plan. i though they executed well. we really had to go up another notch to handle what they were giving us.tuckerit is always fun. it is a great atmosphere. botetourt they play hard the whole game. it is always a dog fight. that is what is was tonight a dog fight. we just

onto the big south conference-- liberty hosting gardner- webb in their final game of the regular the second half, until ryan kemrite sinks the shot from beyond the arc. he finished with 12 points, as liberty takes the 68-67 lead. then adding to that lead, it's john dawson from long range. three of his 16. liberty with 17 made-threes in the game which proved to be the difference in a tight one. freshman caleb homesley pulled his weight for sure in this one, getting the shot to go and the foul. he led the way with 22 points as liberty wins it 86-81. in the southern conference, vmi hosting the citadel in a return of former keydets' head coach duggar baucom to lexington. the keydets doing everything they can to spoil his trip back to cameron hall. julian eleby knocking down the three. he had 21 on the day. phillip anglade with good production too on senior day, throwing- down two of his 12. vmi building the lead throughout the first half. austin vereen left open in the corner, and he connects from long range. qj peterson fresh off of a 46-point performance on thursday night. he puts-in 26, along with 11 rebound

start with some big south gardner-webb in their final game of the regular season, ahead of this week's big south tournament. the bulldogs leading in the second half, until ryan kemrite sinks the shot from beyond the arc. he finished with 12 points, as liberty takes the 68-67 lead. then adding to that lead, it's john dawson from long range. three of his 16. liberty with 17 made-threes in the game which proved to be the difference in a tight one. freshman caleb homesley pulled his weight for sure in this one, getting the shot to go and the foul. he led the way with 22 points as liberty wins it 86-81. in the southern conference, vmi hosting the citadel in a return of former keydets' head coach duggar baucom to lexington. the keydets doing everything they can to spoil his trip back to cameron hall. julian eleby knocking down the three. he had 21 on the day. phillip anglade with good production too on senior day, throwing- down two of his 12. vmi building the lead throughout the first half. austin vereen left open in the corner, and he connects from long range. performance on thursday night. he puts-in 26, along with 11 rebounds, as vmi takes down the citadel, 11