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 ...

January 24 - 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 ...

At the end of 2024, Rays president Matt Silverman wrote a letter to the city of St. Petersburg saying the team expects Tropicana Field to be repaired in time for the start of the 2026 season.

St. Pete City Administrator Rob Gerdes sent a letter to the Tampa Bay Rays saying the city does not have a strict deadline to complete repairs to Tropicana Field. The Rays hope the stadium will be ...

But the letter also states "The use agreement requires the City of St. Petersburg to diligently pursue repairs to Tropicana Field, but it does not establish a deadline for completing those repairs." ...

The Tampa Bay Rays had requested the city of St. Petersburg fix the Trop's teflon roof, which had been torn to shreds during ...

City Administrator Rob Gerdes has told the Rays in a letter that St. Petersburg is under no obligation to repair Tropicana ...