Tampa Bay Rays make a last stand, with future now up to St. Pete City Council

As St. Petersburg's governing body takes up a $6 billion team-led redevelopment with a stadium, the Rays president says a move — out of Tampa Bay — remains possible without an agreement.

By Louis Llovio
| 10:30 a.m. May 11, 2024
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The Tampa Bay Rays have done well on the field though questions linger on where it will play if a new stadium is not built.

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The Tampa Bay Rays took a major step last week in what is going to be a long process when it went before a St. Petersburg City Council committee to present its $6 billion plan for a massive redevelopment project that includes a new ballpark.

The team’s ownership group, along with its development partner Hines and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, pitched the council’s Committee of the Whole on its plan and answered questions about what it is looking to build on the 87-acre Historic Gas Plant District property where Tropicana Field now stands.