Tag: Tropicana Field

Rays-City at variance over MLB venue plans

Article posted by Coliseum, February 1^st, 2021

The City of St. Petersburg in Florida (US) has unbolted proposals from seven development groups for the repurposing of the Tropicana Field site. However, the local officials and the baseball team Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly at odds over the potential inclusion of a new Major League Baseball (MLB)... » Read more

Cloud over ‘Rays’ future in ‘Sunshine City’

Article posted by Coliseum, August 7^th, 2020

The City of St. Petersburg in Florida, US, has put in a request for proposals (RFP) process for the Tropicana Field site, urging potential applications to be flexible as regards whether the land will ultimately house a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium. Tropicana Field, also commonly known as... » Read more

Rays shrink seating capacity at Tropicana Field

Article posted by Coliseum, February 4^th, 2019

The Tampa Bay Rays announced early January that they are eliminating all of the upper-deck seats at Tropicana Field, dramatically shrinking the capacity of what was already the smallest stadium in Major League Baseball. The Rays described the change in a news release as part of a series of... » Read more