The Tampa Bay Rays have reversed their earlier stance and now support the city's $55.7 million plan to repair hurricane-ravaged Tropicana Field. The team will play their 2025 season at the New York Yankees' spring training facility.
After some uncertainty, the Tampa Bay Rays now support a $55.7 million US city plan to repair hurricane-shredded Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season opener, while the team prepares to play this year at the New York Yankees' spring training home in nearby Tampa, Fla. Hurricane Milton tore Tropicana Field 's fabric roof to pieces when it came ashore last October, causing water and other damage to interior parts of the St. Petersburg, Fla., ballpark.
The Rays will play their 2025 home games at the Steinbrenner Field, the spring training ballpark of the Yankees. Matt Silverman, the Rays' co-president, said in an email to the St. Petersburg, Fla., chief administrator that the team wants to 'clear up' any questions about its support for the reconstruction. The city must pay for the work under its current contract with the Rays. 'While we had been open to considering a scenario in which the city bought out of its obligation to rebuild the ballpark, the Rays support and expect the city to rebuild Tropicana Field in accordance with the terms of the current use agreement,' Silverman wrote. Hurricane Milton tore the Trop's fabric roof to pieces when it came ashore Oct. 9, causing water and other damage to interior parts of the now-exposed ballpark. Work has been ongoing to ensure no further damage is caused by weather but there had been questions about the full repair in part because it would eventually be torn down to make way for a new, $1.3 billion ballpark under current plans to keep the Rays in St. Petersburg another 30 year
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