January 24 - The Tampa Bay Rays are hopeful that Tropicana Field will be ready by opening day of the 2026 season, but St. Petersburg city officials recently informed the team that the city does ...

The Rays have made plans to play their home games next season at the New York Yankees' 11,000-seat spring training ballpark -- Steinbrenner Field -- in Tampa. If the Rays can't play at Tropicana ...

St. Pete City Administrator Rob Gerdes sent a letter to the Tampa Bay Rays saying the city does not have a strict deadline to complete repairs to Tropicana Field. The Rays hope the stadium will be ...

City Administrator Rob Gerdes has told the Tampa Bay Rays in a letter that St. Petersburg is under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for opening day 2026, as the Rays now expect.

Back in October, St. Petersburg was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton. Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, sustained major damage as well, rendering it unplayable for the 2025 season.