New Rays stadium advances after Hillsborough approves $796M in funding

The imagined pregame festivities at the new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark on the site of Hillsborough College.
The imagined pregame festivities at the new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark on the site of Hillsborough College.
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Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Friday to provide $796 million in funding for a new Tampa Bay Ray ballpark, clearing the way for work to start after a 20-year effort to replace Tropicana Field.

 

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