The Tampa Bay Rays, who finished fourth in the American League East, enter the offseason with many questions. The team dealt Tyler Glasnow and Randy Arozarena last year and their production needs to be replaced. Moreover, the Rays could trade first baseman Yandy Diaz this offseason. There’s ace pitcher Shane McLanahan coming back from Tommy John surgery, but you never quite know how someone’s going to recover.

But the Rays’ questions aren’t just about the roster. They don’t know where they will play in 2025. The stadium currently appears to be unusable after Hurricane Milton severely damaged Tropicana Field and removed its roof. There was already talk that the Rays would need a temporary facility for at least part of 2025, if not longer. Considering the Rays will be moving into a new building in 2028, it’s easy to understand why no one would want to spend real money fixing up a soon-to-be-vacant ballpark.

However, there has been some movement on the basketball court front lately. Where does this report come from? MLB Trade Rumorsbut here are links to the Tampa Bay Times’ original report (subscription required):

However, St. The city of St. Petersburg recently took a step toward potentially repairing the stadium.John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times St. Pete writes that the city council last week agreed to spend up to $6 million to create a temporary drainage system and waterproof outdoor areas of the stadium. Romano adds that this mitigation process could take up to eight weeks, but the process (and associated expenses) could be halted if saving the stadium is declared impossible

It looks like Tropicana Field is planned to act as an outdoor stadium. The problem was that the ballpark had no drainage, so heavy Florida rainstorms made it unplayable. But perhaps that $6 million could help alleviate that situation while also preserving the rest of the stadium that will be exposed.

Regardless, it’s just one of many things rays We need to have clarity going into 2025.

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