- ABC News
- November 14, 2024
The Tampa Bay Rays will play at Steinbrenner Field, the Tampa-based spring training home of their division rival New York Yankees, for the 2025 season after Hurricane Milton tore the roof off Tropicana Field. Steinbrenner Field, located in northwest Tampa and down the street from the Buccaneers' Raymond James Stadium, seats 11,000 and serves as the home for the Yankees' Class A affiliate Tampa Tarpons. The Rays had considered other facilities in the surrounding metropolitan area, but Steinbrenner Field was the most major-league-ready option, and the Yankees and Rays struck a deal that will pay New York for use of the facility, sources told ESPN. "It is singularly the best opportunity for our fans to experience 81 games of major league Rays baseball," Rays owner Stuart Sternberg said. "As difficult as it is to get any of these stadiums up to major league standards, it was the least difficult. You're going to see Major League Baseball in a small environment." The...