MLB commissioner ratchets up urgency of Rays’ stadium situation

Rob Manfred says "the time has come" for a resolution to the team’s cloudy future.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:10 p.m. June 20, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays' lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg expires at the end of the 2028 season
The Tampa Bay Rays' lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg expires at the end of the 2028 season
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s patience is wearing thin with the Tampa Bay Rays and the cities that want to be the team’s next home.

 

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