Tampa Bay Rays Owner Stu Sternberg had an awkward encounter with a fan holding a signboard saying to sell the franchise.

For 27 years, Tampa Bay Rays fans have started early on opening day, playing hooky from work and crowding downtown St. Petersburg with a sea of team gear and good vibes from the bars to the ballpark.

There’s going to be no place in baseball this summer quite like Steinbrenner Field, and the Rays are trying to make that heat into an edge.

One of two MLB teams forced to play this season and beyond in a minor league stadium notched an Opening Day win with a walkoff homer from rookie Kameron Misner, defeating the Colorado Rockies 3-2. Per OptaStats, Misner is the first player in MLB history to hit a walkoff home run on Opening Day for his first career homer.

The St. Petersburg City Council will decide whether to replace the roof of Tropicana Field a week later than planned. City Administrator Rob Gerdes emailed council members Friday to let them know city staff was still working on “contractual details” for the Trop’s roof repair,

The Tampa Bay Rays open their 2025 regular season not at Tropicana Field but at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg addressed the stadium saga before first pitch.

The Tampa Bay Rays will play at a new stadium in 2025 after Tropicana Field’s roof was blown off during Hurricane Milton in October. With the Rays temporarily hosting games at George M. Steinbrenner Field,

Tampa Bay Times reporters describe what it’s like at Steinbrenner and around Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.