{"id":128450,"date":"2024-11-21T15:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128450"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:11:33","slug":"latest-on-rays-stadium-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128450","title":{"rendered":"Latest On Rays&#8217; Stadium Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The Rays\u2019 plans for 2028 and beyond are back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2024\/11\/rays-2028-stadium-deal-in-jeopardy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">up in the air<\/a>. Over the weekend, owner Stuart Sternberg criticized local officials for postponing bond votes to approve the public financing to construct a new stadium in St. Petersburg\u2019s Gas Plant district. Sternberg alluded to the possibility of relocation when discussing the situation with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/16\/rays-stadium-deal-bonds-vote-pinellas-st-petersburg-tropicana-field-steinbrenner\/\" rel=\"noopener\">John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed it at this week\u2019s owners meetings. Asked about the possibility of relocation, Manfred said MLB remains \u201ccommitted to the fans in Tampa Bay\u201d (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/commissioner-rob-manfred-on-rays-2025-ballpark-expansion-timeline?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share\" rel=\"noopener\">link via Mark Feinsand of MLB.com<\/a>). \u201cI think given all that\u2019s happened in that market, we\u2019re focused on our franchise in Tampa Bay right now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>That partially walks back Sternberg\u2019s relocation threat, though the team continues to agitate for a quick resolution. Pinellas County officials met on Tuesday afternoon, a few days after Sternberg\u2019s comments. Leading up to the meeting, Rays presidents Brian Auld and Matt Silverman wrote a letter to the county saying that the delays have already \u201cended an ability for the delivery of the 2028 ballpark\u201d (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/pinellas\/2024\/11\/19\/rays-current-stadium-deal-halted-team-is-ready-work-new-solution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">link via Colleen Wright of the Tampa Bay Times<\/a>). Auld and Silverman wrote that moving forward with the plan in \u201929 \u201cwould result in significantly higher costs,\u201d though they concluded by saying they \u201cstand ready to work on a new solution with any and all willing partners to preserve the future of baseball in Tampa Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t spur any kind of movement from the county. Officials voted for another postponement on the bonds, pushing that back until at least December 17, writes\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/sports\/rays\/2024\/11\/20\/mlbs-manfred-rays-future-were-committed-fans-tampa-bay\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5933821\/2024\/11\/19\/rays-new-stadium-bonds-vote-delayed\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Blum of the Athletic<\/a> wrote yesterday that some county officials have taken issue with Sternberg\u2019s tactics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, we did not vote to kill the deal, nor should a three-week delay in a 30-plus year commitment be a deal killer to begin with,\u201d the board\u2019s vice chair Brian Scott said at the meeting (per Blum). \u201cThat\u2019s just a totally ridiculous statement. The delay was not because of a lack of support for the Rays or our partnership. But it was a necessary due diligence to ensure the best interest of our residents and our taxpayers were met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County each approved the stadium deal that would\u2019ve committed upwards of $300MM in public funding to a $1.3 billion project. They didn\u2019t officially vote on the bonds at that time, however, and the deal was thrown into flux in recent weeks. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have hit the area incredibly hard. Hurricane Milton destroyed the Tropicana Field roof, rendering it unplayable for at least the 2025 season. The city has yet to announce whether it\u2019ll approve the approximate $55.7MM in repair costs necessary to get the Trop into playing condition by \u201926. Elections in November also changed the makeup of the county council.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays will play next season at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Manfred suggested the end of 2025 could serve as an unofficial deadline for having a long-term plan in place. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to make an interim arrangement for 2025, which we\u2019ve done,\u201d the commissioner stated. \u201cWhen you get into another year, there\u2019s obviously going to be another interim arrangement unless they get the Trop fixed. I think that second year of an interim arrangement, you need a plan as to how you\u2019re going to get into a permanent facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/5067886\/300x250_2_MLB -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2024\/11\/latest-on-rays-stadium-situation-2.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rays\u2019 plans for 2028 and beyond are back up in the air. 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