The Tampa Bay Ray won’t push a Tampa/Montreal operating proposal during the 2021 playoffs with Tropicana Field signage, saying it would distract from a team expected to go far in the postseason. (more…)
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Is Tampa ballpark bid gaining momentum?
After meetings with Tampa Bay Rays officials, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and city council members say they are confident they can work out a deal to lure the team across the bay–even it means sharing the Rays with Montreal. (more…)
Sternberg: Won’t be hard to social distance at the Trop
This probably shouldn’t be the subject of a joke, as Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg kids about COVID-19 not impacting Tropicana Field games because only 10,000 or so fan attend on any given day. (more…)
City: Further Study Needed on New Montreal MLB Ballpark
Further public consultation on a proposed new Montreal MLB ballpark is needed before the city will sign off on any plans, as officials say they also want to see more concrete details on a Peel Basin facility. (more…)
Rays Steadily Pitching Case for Tampa Bay-Montreal Proposal
In pitching their potential Tampa Bay-Montreal split season scenario, the Tampa Bay Rays have been steadily presenting their case through a series of community engagement efforts. (more…)
Tampa, Hillsborough County Officials Work to Lure Rays
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…)
Rob Manfred Backs Rays’ Pursuit of Split-Season Plan
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is offering support for the Tampa Bay Rays‘ pursuit of a split-season arrangement between Tampa Bay and Montreal, saying he and MLB team owners view it as a viable plan. (more…)
Rays Said to Have Threatened to Block Tropicana Field Development
Amidst tensions over the team’s desire to explore a possible split-season arrangement between Tampa Bay and Montreal, St. Petersburg officials said that the Tampa Bay Rays threatened to block future development of the Tropicana Field site as long as they are locked into their current lease. (more…)
Best of 2019, #3: Rays Pursue Joint-Market Solution with Montreal
We end 2019 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #3: The Tampa Bay Rays pursue a joint-market solution with Montreal. (more…)
Tampa Mayor: Maybe Tampa/Montreal Split Season Plan Can Work
In what could be an important development, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says she sees merit in a Tampa Bay Rays proposal to split a regular season between Tampa and Montreal, especially with a new ballpark built in her city. (more…)
Rays Will Pursue Tampa Bay/Montreal Split in 2028
Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg says his team will merely delay, but not scrap a planned Tampa Bay/Montreal split schedule until 2028, after the current Tropicana Field lease ends. (more…)
Kriseman: No Split Season for Rays
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has halted talks for the Tampa Bay Rays to adopt a split season between Montreal and Tampa, saying that the team needs to adhere to its current Tropicana Field lease. (more…)
Rays Advance Talks With St. Pete About Partial Montreal Move
What had been brought up conceptually has now risen to the level of specific discussions, as Tampa Bay Rays management is exploring a partial move to Montreal with St. Petersburg officials before the Tropicana Field lease ends in 2027. (more…)