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…)
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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…)
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…)
MLB closes Orioles game to fans, shifts weekend series
MLB is responding to unrest in Baltimore with two unique moves: tomorrow’s game will be closed to fans, while this weekend’s series against the Tampa Bay Rays has been shifted from Oriole Park to Tropicana Field. (more…)
Tampa Bay Rays enhance game-day graphics
Another vendor deal to announce: the Tampa Bay Rays have teamed up with Daktronics to improve game-day graphics at Tropicana Field, while enhancing the fan experience. (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…)
Year-end countdown: #3, Montreal and MLB
Between now and New Year’s Eve we’ll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. At #3: efforts to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. (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…)
Rays free to look for ballpark sites outside St. Pete
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…)