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Rays stadium deal: What’s next for the team and local leaders after a roller-coaster week?
This week has been a roller-coaster for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pinellas County and St. Petersburg leaders after two high-stakes public meetings. The team said the deal to build a new stadium was off, county leaders decided to delay the financing vote and city leaders are not fixing Tropicana Field's roof.
Rays say county’s stalling has likely killed the new stadium deal
John Romano | Delays on bond votes have halted stadium groundbreaking plans and jeopardized baseball’s future in Tampa Bay.
St. Petersburg mayor sees ‘path forward’ on Rays stadium deal. Is there one?
The discussion went downhill when a City Council member tried to get a clear answer out of Brian Auld. Are the Rays saying the deal — the plan to build a $1.3 billion stadium and a city-defining village around it — is dead?
Rays future stadium in Tampa Bay in question
FOX 13's Evan Axelbank reports on how the Rays deal with Pinellas County to fix Tropicana Field's roof and how the new stadium being off affects their future in the Tampa Bay region.
How the Rays stadium deal fell apart, and what the future holds
In retrospect, the day’s first disruption was little more than an annoyance. Three Rays executives were in New York on Oct. 29 to discuss a potential sponsorship deal and to meet with the commissioner of baseball to go over options for the 2025 season after Hurricane Milton had taken aim at Tropicana Field.
Rays' St Pete stadium deal seems dead as drama drags on
Do the Rays have a home after 2025? Beat writer Marc Tompkin of the Tampa Bay Times talked with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about the limbo the Tampa Bay Rays find themselves in after damage to the Tropicana Field roof caused by Hurricane Milton sparked weeks of drama that now leaves questions about whether the baseball team's new planned stadium in St.
St. Petersburg council rejects immediate repair to Tampa Bay Rays’ ballpark roof after initially giving approval
The St. Petersburg City Council reversed course Thursday on whether to spend more than $23 million to repair the ...
Tampa Bay Rays Cancel New Stadium Plans After Local Government Stalls Funding
If funding were approved, St. Petersburg residents would have been on the hook for a new stadium for one of baseball’s least ...
Like county, St. Petersburg City Council votes to delay Rays stadium bonds
The council voted 5-2 to also punt the votes on the bonds for the stadium and Gas Plant to as late as January.
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The deal to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg is likely dead
It was essentially buried after St. Petersburg City Council members delayed a vote on allocating bonds for the new stadium — ...
Rays president says stadium deal is dead, while St. Pete city council reverses course on Trop repairs
A wild back-and-forth city council meeting left the future of the Rays in St. Pete and Tropicana Field up in the air.
St. Petersburg city council reverses course on Tampa Bay Rays' stadium repairs
Hours after the St. Petersburg City Council approved spending $23.7 million to repair Tropicana Field after it was damaged during Hurricane Milton, the council reversed its decision in a second vote.
Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all
A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa ...
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No ball at Tropicana Field in 2026 after Milton; new ballpark deal dies: Tampa Bay Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay Rays may be saying farewell to Pinellas County. Team President Brian Auld sees no path for a new ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida. “We need to ...
Rays Decide on a Relocation Plan for 2025
The Tampa Bay Rays have decided where they will play in 2025 while awaiting the fate of Tropicana Field, which was damaged in ...
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St. Petersburg council approves $23M repair to hurricane-ravaged Tropicana Field roof
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The St. Petersburg City Council voted Thursday to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of Tropicana Field, with the goal of having the home of ...