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It has been a very busy winter for the Tampa Bay Rays, and the team will be hoping that the moves they have made will help them not only in 2026 but for years t
Hillsborough County Commissioners have voted unanimously to authorize negotiations with the Tampa Bay Rays, a move that places County Administrator Bonnie Wise at the center of talks that could determine whether Major League Baseball remains in the Tampa Bay region long term.
Commissioners agreed to continue talks with the Rays on a proposed new stadium but clashed over whether voter-approved tax dollars should be used.
The Rays are making a third stab at building a new ballpark under two separate ownership groups. Then owner Stu Sternberg scuttled the first two projects.
One name that has started to pick up steam lately has been Zack Littell. He is one of the few starting pitchers still left on the open market. He is coming off a season split between the Rays and the Cincinnati Reds, where he posted a 10-8 record with a 3.81 ERA across 186.2 innings of work.
Is a new addition for the Tampa Bay Rays set to play a lot?
Wherever the Tampa Bay Rays' future is, it may not be in the city they've called home for 27 years. In his State of the City address on Tuesday, St. Petersburg, Fla. mayor Ken Welch said the city is poised to move on from the Rays if they reject a new ...