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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
With Andrew Friedman departing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a restructuring of the Tampa Bay Rays front office has incoming president Brian Auld in charge of new-ballpark talks. (more…)
