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.
St. Pete leaders reverse course, delaying decision on Tropicana Field roof fix
Hours after approving funding to fix the Tropicana Field roof, St. Petersburg City Council walked back and are now delaying that decision. All of this comes as the saga surrounding a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays continues to see twists and turns.
Tampa Bay Rays suspend new stadium plans, blame county for not securing bond money in October
The Tampa Bay Rays say plans to build its new ballpark have been halted because Pinellas County didn’t finalize bonds last month.
Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Steinbrenner Field
The Tampa Bay Rays have a new home for the 2025 season.
Rays' Wander Franco arrested in Dominican Republic after incident where guns were drawn: Reports
Shortstop Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays is facing more legal trouble after he was arrested Monday in the Dominican Republic following what police are calling an altercation where guns were drawn at an apartment complex, ESPN is reporting.
St. Pete leaders request report on Tropicana Field damage following Hurricane Milton
St. Pete City Council members requested a report on the damage to Tropicana Field and storm-related costs, including remediation and mitigation, at a meeting on Thursday.
City approves $6.5M to clean up and protect Rays stadium after Hurricane Milton
The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and guard against any further harm to Tropicana Field, the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton.
Fans try to grab ball from Dodgers' Mookie Betts in World Series Game 4; Interference called
Yet another fan interference drama broke out in the World Series.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani to play in Game 3 of World Series: report
The news comes after Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during the seventh inning of Saturday’s Game 2 when he tried to steal second base.
Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63
Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela has died at 63.
Safe and sound: Stingrays removed from Tropicana Field
The Florida Aquarium announced they have moved seven male cownose stingrays from Tropicana Field back to their home at The Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa.
Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox legendary pitcher, dies at 83
The Boston Red Sox legend played 19 years in Major League Baseball.
MLB hit king Pete Rose dies at 83
Baseball's all-time hit king Pete Rose has reportedly died at 83.
Grissom has RBI double to help Red Sox beat Rays 3-1
Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1 on Sunday in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East.
Crawford allows big league-high 34th homer, 16th loss, Rays beat Red Sox 7-2
Kutter Crawford allowed his major league-high 34th home run, a go-ahead drive by Junior Caminero, and took his big league-worst 16th loss when the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 Saturday.
Josh Lowe, Taj Bradley lead Rays to 2-1 victory over Red Sox
Josh Lowe hit an RBI double and scored a run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Friday night.
Tigers rally late to move closer to playoffs with 4-3 win over Rays
Justyn-Henry Malloy’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly helped the Detroit Tigers rally from a 3-0 deficit to move closer to the postseason with a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon.
Meadows and Torkelson homer as the Tigers move closer to the postseason with a 7-1 win over the Rays
Parker Meadows and Spencer Torkelson homered, and the Detroit Tigers strengthened their bid for an AL wild card with a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
Skubal allows two hits in seven scoreless as Tigers continue postseason push by beating Rays
Tarik Skubal allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers took another step toward an improbable postseason appearance with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
Aranda homers in a third straight game and the Rays beat the Blue Jays 4-3 for a 3-game sweep
Jonathan Aranda homered in a third straight game and the Tampa Bay Ray beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.