No deadline in contract for repairing Tropicana Field

St. Petersburg to Rays: No deadline in contract for repairing Tropicana Field
City Administrator Rob Gerdes told the Tampa Bay Rays in a letter last week that St. Petersburg is under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for Opening Day 2026. The back-and-forth exchange between the Rays and the Pinellas County Commission over next steps after Hurricane Milton tore the roof off the stadium is now happening between the city and the team on repairs to Tropicana
St. Pete City Administrator says no deadline in contract to repair Tropicana Field
According to the Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg City Administrator Rob Gerdes told the Rays in a letter that the city is “under no obligation to repair Tropicana Field in time for Opening Day 2026." Gerdes said that the city’s agreement with the Rays “doesn’t come with a deadline” and as a result,
St. Pete says it's under no obligation to meet the Rays' 2028 deadline for Trop repairs
The Rays wanted repairs finished in time for opening day 2026. The city of St. Petersburg says it's under no obligation to meet the team's deadline.
Out-of-order Tropicana Field displaces St. Petersburg events beyond Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays aren’t the only ones unable to use Tropicana Field in 2025. In addition to baseball games, the Trop also hosts home and boat shows, gymnastics meets and other events that drive tourism in the off-season.
St. Pete sends letter to Rays on Trop repairs
The City of St. Petersburg now says it does not have to finish repairs of Tropicana Field in time for the 2026 season, according to a letter obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
Fastball On SI on MSN8m
Tampa Bay Rays Ticket Prices Are Skyrocketing at Steinbrenner Field
Let's follow this along from the beginning... Back in October, St. Petersburg was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton. Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa B ...
Creative Loafing Tampa1d
'Gas Planting' is poem for everyone buried around, or displaced and overshadowed by, development at Tropicana Field
Yuki Jackson is an African-American and Japanese poet and educator based in Tampa Bay, Florida.Her work has appeared in ...
Rays’ agreement for the Trop could extend beyond 2028 season
The Rays demand Tropicana Field be repaired and ready for opening day of the 2026 season. In response, leaders with the City of St. Petersburg say their agreement doesn’t include a ...
Some fans are upset with Rays ticket price hike, others are buying in
The move to Steinbrenner Field resulted in less inventory and higher prices, but sales of premium seats have been good.
Third Lake buys St. Pete parcel ahead of $1.3B Rays redevelopment
The firm is assembling property ahead of Hines and the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned $1.3 billion stadium-anchored development.
The New York Times17d
Rays ‘support and expect’ city to repair damage to Tropicana Field in time for 2026 season
After telling reporters in November that it was “next to impossible” for Tropicana Field to be repaired in time for 2026, the Tampa Bay Rays have asked the city to begin a repair process in ...
See photos of St. Petersburg’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade
The MLK Dream Big Parade is one of the oldest-running events in the country in honor of Dr. King. People bundled up on one of ...
wusf5d
Rays adjust game times with hopes of avoiding summer heat and rain
The Rays worked with Major League Baseball to craft a schedule that considers weather, traffic and other events in the area.