Tampa Bay Rays, Hillsborough College get go-ahead to start negotiations

The discussions will center on the team building a new ballpark on the 113-acre site of the college in Tampa along with moving the school’s operation to a College District on the site.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:45 p.m. January 20, 2026
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If the Tampa Bay Rays and Hillsborough College can reach an agreement, it will transform the school's Dale Mabry campus.
If the Tampa Bay Rays and Hillsborough College can reach an agreement, it will transform the school's Dale Mabry campus.
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Hillsborough College’s District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to take the first step of what’s likely to be a lengthy process to transform its Dale Mabry campus into the site of a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays.

 

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