Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Hillsborough County officials and Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg were optimistic about a joint Montreal / Tampa Bay Rays franchise come 2028 after a 2 1/2-hour meeting today. (more…)

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Hillsborough County officials and Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg were optimistic about a joint Montreal / Tampa Bay Rays franchise come 2028 after a 2 1/2-hour meeting today. (more…)
A Hillsborough County official says Tampa’s Ybor City could still be in play for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, even if the franchise splits future seasons between Montreal and their current market. (more…)
The Tampa Bay Rays will be able to buy out their Tropicana Field lease and search for a new ballpark site in Hillsborough County under an agreement reached with St. Petersburg. (more…)
After years of relative inactivity, things are moving on a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn launching things publicly with a stance that the Rays put up a third of the cost of a new $600 million ballpark. From the Tampa Tribune: Buckhorn and Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan held […]
With St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster finally facing reality and softening his stance on a move of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa officials are already prepping a game plan to lure the franchise across the bay. In the middle of a tough reelection campaign, the hardnosed Foster — who has insisted from Day One that […]
If the Tampa Bay Rays can extract a concession from St. Pete to look at new-ballpark sites in the region, Hillsborough County is ready to talk about a new downtown Tampa facility. The Rays and St. Petersburg officials met Wednesday to discuss a change in the Tropicana Field lease that would allow the Rays to […]