Orlando emerges as a potential destination for the Rays

A day removed from the Rays pulling out of the new stadium deal in St. Petersburg, a new candidate has emerged in the race for acquiring the Rays: Orlando.

Through an effort called Orlando Dreamers, an ownership group previously unveiled a stadium design in January 2025, and now that the Rays do not have a clear future in Tampa Bay, the bid has emerged as a serious contender for the franchise, per the Orlando Sentinel:

A source within the Dreamers organization told the Sentinel Thursday night that they have an Orlando-based majority owner ready to buy the team and have financial commitments for more than a billion dollars to help fund a $1.7 billion domed stadium project on a 35.5-acre plot…