All Departments Vocalists vie for a chance to sing at a Rays game More than 150 singers offer their version of the national anthem in a day on the Devil Rays auditions. Standing in the cavernous rotunda of Tropicana Field, Ixabel Altuna shifted from side to side as she sipped from a bottle of water.
Open auditions continue today.
Only minutes earlier, she had been whizzed to the stadium by her mom after stepping off the school bus. Now, suddenly, it was her turn. Facing home plate, just like the real thing, the Gulfport chorister belted out a clear and strong version of The Star-Spangled Banner. Ixabel was among nearly 150 people who participated in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' first open audition since the team's inaugural year three years ago. Hopefuls came from as far way as Thonotosassa and Spring Hill to give it their best shot.