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Vintage 1998 🐟 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Folding Fan ⚾ Play by Play Inaugural MLB Season

Vintage 1998 🐟 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Folding Fan ⚾ Play by Play Inaugural MLB Season

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Description

This vintage 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays folding fan is a little time machine back to the franchise’s first year in Major League Baseball 🐟⚾
Folded, it looks like a simple compact fan; opened, it explodes into bright purple and green with the old school Devil Rays logo and full name—exactly the kind of piece you can picture in the stands at the Trop during that inaugural season.

Closed, the fan measures about 6 3/4" long. Open it fully and it spans roughly 11" x 9 1/2" 📏
The construction is surprisingly sturdy for a paper fan: a solid handle, tight folds, and paper that feels made to be waved all game long instead of tossed after one use.

This fan is brand new NOS, pulled directly from the original dealer box 💥
The colors are vivid, the folds are crisp, and it has that “just issued” feel that almost never survives when you’re talking about paper stadium pieces. My pictures honestly don’t do the color and presence justice in person.

Made by Play by Play as an officially licensed MLB product, this fan ties directly into the 1998 inaugural season, when Tampa Bay officially stepped onto the field as the Devil Rays and “It’s Baseball Season!!!” was everywhere in the marketing. For Rays fans and baseball history buffs, it’s a perfect, wearable slice of that moment.

✨ Key details

  • Vintage 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays folding fan ⚾

  • Old school Devil Rays logo and name on bright purple and green 🐟

  • Approx. 6 3/4" long closed; about 11" x 9 1/2" open 📏

  • Brand new NOS from the original dealer box, unused 💥

  • Made by Play by Play, officially licensed MLB product

  • Ideal for display in a Rays room, man cave, office, or as a carefully worn game‑day accessory 🌴

📚 Why this piece matters
Most paper promos from the ’90s were used hard and thrown away. An original licensed folding fan from the Devil Rays’ first MLB season, still in NOS condition, is the kind of item that quietly disappears into collections and rarely comes back out. It’s not just a colorful fan—it’s a little piece of that first‑year excitement when Tampa Bay baseball was brand new.

I was able to save these from Florida and grabbed them before they were lost. Now they can head to collections and homes that appreciate what they are. Go Rays!!! 💚

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