The Tampa Bay Rays may have to find a temporary home for at least part of the 2025 Major League Baseball season — and perhaps all of it.
Their home ballpark, Tropicana Field, suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Milton and is not expected to be ready for baseball when the Rays are scheduled to open the season on March 27, according to a report from Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
The most significant damage happened to the roof, which was completely blown apart by the storm, but it was not limited to just that. The team’s offices were also damaged, and there is significant concern about the structural integrity of the supports that held up the roof. The Rays have not really had an official update on the status of the stadium, and access to it has been hard to get due to safety concerns.
