The Tampa Bay Rays announced plans for the fourth season of Rays Gaming, presented by Webull, the Official Online Brokerage of the Rays.

The Sunburst Invitational tournament allows gamers from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in MLB The Show 26 for a cash prize and a trip to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the in-person championship. This year’s format will once again feature four qualifier tournaments online. For the first time, players will be able to compete against all 30 MLB live-roster teams during the first day of the online qualifier tournaments. All 16 players who advance to the day two of the online qualifiers and beyond will compete using the Tampa Bay Rays live roster.

Players ages 13 and over in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to join for free. Registration for the Sunburst Invitational qualifiers are now open at raysbaseball.com/gaming

Sunburst Invitational Qualifier Finals:

• Monday, April 13 at 7 p.m. EST – Finals of the Sunburst Invitational Qualifier #1
• Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. EST – Finals of the Sunburst Invitational Qualifier #2
• Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. EST – Finals of the Sunburst Invitational Qualifier #3
• Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. EST – Finals of the Sunburst Invitational Qualifier #4

The qualifiers will be broadcast on Rays Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube channels.

The four winners of the qualifier events will be flown to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the in-person Sunburst Invitational Championship on Thursday, July 16 beginning with semifinals at 12 p.m. EST, followed by the finals at 7 p.m. EST. Both the semifinals and finals will take place at Coastal Creative in St. Petersburg. The semifinals and finals will be broadcast live across the Rays Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube channels.

The finalists of the Sunburst Invitational Championship will split the $12,000 prize pool, with $8,000 to first place, $2,500 to second place, and $750 for the remaining two finalists. “MLB The Show” streamers Rich Veit (@ScuffyMcGee), Tyler Dimmu (@DaddyDimmu), and Justin Scannello (@TheScann) will broadcast live-stream commentary for all finals events.

A valid subscription to PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold on a PlayStation 5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series X | S is necessary to connect and compete. For all registration windows, full tournament schedule, and tournament rules, visit RaysBaseball.com/Gaming.