The Tampa Bay Rays stand to benefit from (potentially) increased demand for tickets and access to two lucrative television markets. While fans do not like the idea of sharing their team with another city, let alone another country, the players are likely to stand in opposition to such a move as well.
Canadian businessman and Rays’ advisor Stephen Bronfman told TSN 690 that “this is real.”
Bronfman raised eyebrows with the following statement:
“Say the shift [to Montreal] happens second week of June, mid-June,” Bronfman said. “School season is over. Family moves up, they move to Montreal for the summer.