MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expects the Rays to know where they are playing in 2025 before the end of the calendar year, per the media scrum before Game 2 of the World Series, saying “by Christmas they’ve got to have a pretty good plan in place.”
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This timeframe is a reasonable expectation. The MLB schedule is released almost a year in advance to allow teams to book travel and accommodations at the various preferred hotels, and to arrange air travel.
As the article notes, new venues may require a new MLB schedule, which the league will entertain but planning will need to occur accordingly. Manfred specifically noted a minor league park as a viable option, but didn’t say much else.
Rays News
- The St Pete Catalyst obtained initial bids to work on the Trop roof, and believes the city has hired Global Rope Access (GRA) for stadium debris removal at a cost of $416,353. This cost is separate from the ongoing damage assessment and any future work to be performed.
- Pete Fairbanks, the Rays MLBPA union rep, says it would be a “disservice” to play games outside the Tampa Bay area
- The Rays continued volunteering to help Hurricane victims, paying for laundry at local laundromat
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