No contractual deadline for Tropicana Field repairs

St. Pete to Rays: No contractual deadline for Tropicana Field repairs
The Tampa Bay Rays are hopeful that Tropicana Field will be ready by opening day of the 2026 season, but St. Petersburg city officials recently informed the team that the city does not have a strict deadline to complete the repairs caused by Hurricane Milton.
Repair of Tropicana Field could be pushed back after 2026 season opener
The Tampa Bay Rays had requested the city of St. Petersburg fix the Trop's teflon roof, which had been torn to shreds during Hurricane Milton. But the city is saying their current agreement does not specify a timeline for any repairs.
St. Pete City Administrator says no deadline in contract to repair Tropicana Field
According to the Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg City Administrator Rob Gerdes told the Rays in a letter that the city is “under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for Opening Day 2026." Gerdes said that the city’s agreement with the Rays “doesn’t come with a deadline” and as a result,
St. Petersburg to Rays: No deadline in contract for repairing Tropicana Field
City Administrator Rob Gerdes told the Tampa Bay Rays in a letter last week that St. Petersburg is under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for Opening Day 2026. The back-and-forth exchange between the Rays and the Pinellas County Commission over next steps after Hurricane Milton tore the roof off the stadium is now happening between the city and the team on repairs to Tropicana
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