DeSantis, MLB commissioner support Tampa Bay Rays' stadium plans

The two officials spoke at Hillsborough College which, if all goes as planned, will be the site of new Rays stadium and multi-use development.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 4:25 p.m. February 3, 2026
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred talk about plans to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays on the site of Hillsborough College in Tampa
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred talk about plans to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays on the site of Hillsborough College in Tampa
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred threw their considerable — and collective — weight Tuesday behind a plan to build a new baseball stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays on the site of Hillsborough College.

 

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