Discussions of a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark in Pinellas County are continuing, with Snug Harbor emerging as a possible site. (more…)
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Pinellas County Throws 10 Sites into Rays Ballpark Mix
Pinellas County officials have proposed 10 sites for a potential Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, but it remains to be seen if any will entice the team. (more…)
Rays: Single-Deck Ballpark, Non-Traditional Seating Possible
The Tampa Bay Rays are throwing out plenty of ideas about what could be part of a next-generation ballpark, including a single-deck facility, non-traditional seating plans and a new type of synthetic turf that will allow use of the field year-round. (more…)
Rays, Politicos Discuss Nine Potential Ballpark Sites
The Tampa Bay Rays and political leaders from Tampa and Hillsborough County have compiled a list of nine potential ballpark sites, including a few locations that have already been identified in the media. (more…)
St. Pete Begins Planning For a Post-Rays World
With the Tampa Bay Rays on the search for a new-ballpark site, St. Petersburg is moving forward with planning for what comes next at the Tropicana Field location — with or without a new ballpark at the site. (more…)
As Rays Pursue New Ballpark, Experience Counts
With progress finally on the horizon for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, team management must figure out what they expect from a potential new facility. This is an area where experience counts — and why the team is counting on Melanie Lenz to direct the project. (more…)
Tampa Bay Rays: We want urban ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays were pretty direct in presenting a ballpark wish list to the city of St. Petersburg: an urban ballpark built on 20 acres close to mass transit, major roadways and a high population density, with the potential for a new adjoining entertainment and retail development. (more…)
Talking new Rays ballpark: roof, tech and more
We’re talking at least six years — and more likely longer — until a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark could open, but that’s not stopping the speculation about the ballpark’s design and budget. (more…)
Tampa mayor pitches downtown Rays ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays have a three-year window to identify a potential new ballpark site in the region, but Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he already has the perfect location: a downtown site currently used for an aging low-income housing project. (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…)
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…)
Sternberg: Rays will move without new ballpark
Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg says he’ll sell the team if the St. Petersburg City Council fails to let the team look for a new ballpark site in Tampa. (more…)