Tampa Bay Rays' new owners commit to new ballpark by 2029

The new owners of the Tampa Bay Rays have made building a new stadium in the region by Opening Day 2029 a priority and have begun looking at potential sites.

The ballpark, Patrick Zalupski, the new managing partner and co-chair of the Rays said at an introductory news conference Tuesday, would anchor a 100-acre development with hotels, office, retail, bars and a music venue. The stadium would have a closed roof and it would host as many as 180 events a year.

“This list of criteria is effectively everything we believe to be essential to delivering a world class live, work, play experience,” Zalupski said.