Here’s the latest in the Stadium Saga:
The Rays remain dedicated to the Sister City concept of splitting their season between Tampa Bay and Montreal in their bid to increase attendance and revenue streams.
The Rays commitment to this split season plan has not wavered since they first announced their intentions in 2019.
As St. Pete put out a request for proposals for the larger Tropicana Field site, the Rays announced their own proposal which would give them full control and profits from a 25 acre stadium parcel (on top of the 50% of development proceeds they are already guaranteed on the larger site, if it is redeveloped while they occupy Tropicana Field).