Rays make special glove for Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield

ST. PETERSBURG — There were World Series preparations to make, tickets to distribute, television crews to accommodate and a refurbished Tropicana Field to dress as baseball’s biggest stage. The Rays had plenty to do this past week.

But when the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers called with an unusual request involving quarterback Baker Mayfield’s right thumb, the organization found time to…