St. Petersburg has received eight proposals for a development of the 86-acre Tropicana Field site, as the city looks at the future of a downtown gateway with or without Tampa Bay Rays baseball. (more…)
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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…)
Tropicana Field Redevelopment: Will Rays Stay or Go?
Completing a large-scale redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site is a priority for St. Petersburg officials, but there is no clarity on whether plans will include the Tampa Bay Rays. (more…)
Tampa Mayor-Elect: Rays Belong Here
Fresh off her election victory, Tampa mayor-elect Jane Castor is expressing her desire to bring the Tampa Bay Rays to the city. (more…)
Rays Ballpark Search Should Be Completed By Year’s End: Sternberg
Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg says the team’s search for a new ballpark could be completed before the end of the year, with the team ready to take quick action once a site is selected. (more…)
Mayor Touts St. Petersburg for New Rays Ballpark
With a new season underway, St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman is taking the opportunity to tout his city as a long-term home for the Tampa Bay Rays. (more…)
Rick Kriseman Meets with Rob Manfred on Rays Ballpark
Seeking to address his city’s role in the ongoing search for a new Tampa Bays Ballpark, St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman met MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. (more…)
St. Pete to allow Rays to search in region for new ballpark site
The St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 to allow the Tampa Bay Rays to search through Pinellas and Hillsborough counties for a site for a possible Tropicana Field replacement. (more…)
St. Pete: Rays could leave by 2020 for $33M
The St. Petersburg City Council laid out a path for the Tampa Bay Rays to leave Tropicana Field in 2020 for upwards of $33 million, but it’s not clear whether team owners will take the proposal seriously. (more…)
Down to wire for new Rays ballpark search
The St. Petersburg City Council is unlikely to give the Tampa Bay Rays permission to search for a new ballpark in the region, meaning any new-facility efforts will likely be put off until the end of the 2015 season. (more…)
Sternberg: Rays still believe in Tampa Bay
We are back from our Grapefruit League travels, so it’s appropriate we jump back into things with what’s happening on a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark. Long story short: Stuart Sternberg still believes in Tampa Bay and foresees a new ballpark, no matter what other folks in baseball say. (more…)
Sternberg: Rays ballpark search will proceed
The search for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark location will take place in coming years with or without the cooperation of St. Petersburg, according to Rays owner Stuart Sternberg. (more…)
Rays, St. Pete continue relocation talks
Despite the St. Petersburg City Council rejecting a deal allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to negotiate throughout the region for a new ballpark, Mayor Rick Kriseman and team officials have launched a new round of negotiations. (more…)