Rays receive permission from MLB to explore two-city solution with Montreal

Photo by Charles Laberge/Getty Images A general view of the interior of Olympic Stadium prior to the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium on May 24, 2004 in Montreal, CanadaAfter the failed attempt to build a new stadium in Tampa Bay, the Rays are starting to consider what happens after 2027 when their lease on Tropicana Field is complete.

Among those solutions being discussed is a two-city future, where the Rays build a new stadium in Tampa Bay, but only occupy it for the first half of the season, moving the second half of the year’s games to Montreal.

While the plan is in its nascent stages, the Rays have embraced the two-city solution as the most…