Just when it seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays were close to securing a permanent home, trouble hit. Storm damage and funding issues derailed the team’s $1.3 billion stadium project, leaving fans frustrated and the franchise facing tough decisions.

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 Rays began their temporary stint at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees’ spring home, with a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday afternoon. Steinbrenner Field will host every Rays home game this season after Tropicana Field suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Milton.

They'll be hosting all 81 of their home games in the New York Yankees' Steinbrenner Field, the largest spring training park in Florida that hosts the Yankees for the preseason every year and is home to the Tampa Tarpons.

As Opening Day nears, we visited the Trop and talked with people who have a connection to this storied, now desolate ballpark.

The team announced in November it would play its 2025 season at George M. Steinbrenner Field following the devastation from Hurricane Milton.

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.

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.

A clear-bag policy has been instituted for the 2025 season, and a new weather-focused webpage has been launched to assist fans during Florida’s unpredictable spring and summer months. While Tropicana Field was shielded by a roof, Steinbrenner is an open-air stadium.