The Tampa Bay Rays have confirmed their return to Tropicana Area subsequent season in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays performed their dwelling video games at Steinbrenner Area in Tampa in 2025 because of the damages attributable to Hurricane Milton in October 2024.
“We’re excited to return dwelling to Tropicana Area in April and to as soon as once more be a part of our followers and neighboring companies in downtown St. Petersburg in celebrating the return of Rays baseball,” workforce CEO Ken Babby stated in a press release on Thursday.
The workforce made a number of upgrades to the 25,000-seat stadium that opened in 1990, together with an expanded primary videoboard, new video shows behind dwelling plate and alongside each foul poles, a brand new sound system and refreshed suite interiors.
The Rays had been 41-40 at Steinbrenner Area, the spring coaching dwelling for the New York Yankees. They bought out 61 video games and drew a complete of 786,750 followers. Tampa Bay completed 77-85 general.
Enjoying in an open-air stadium as a substitute of the domed Tropicana Area led to some climate points. The Rays skilled 17 rain delays over 16 video games totaling practically 18 hours.
Hurricane Milton left the Tropicana Area roof in tatters. Town of St. Petersburg spent $22.5 million to put in a brand new Teflon-coated fiberglass roof. Preliminary estimates for the entire price of repairs and renovations had been north of $50 million.
–Area Stage Media
