Hillsborough commission approves $18M for Steinbrenner Field upgrades

After a season spent playing host to the Tampa Bay Rays while their home stadium undergoes repairs, Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday that Tampa’s George M. Steinbrenner Field could use a makeover

Commissioners voted 6 to 1 in favor of spending $17.96 million on a laundry list of cosmetic fixes and technological upgrades to the New York Yankees’ spring training stadium, which served as the Tampa Bay Rays temporary home field after Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off Tropicana Field last October. 

Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda was the lone no vote.