Article: Tampa Bay Rays set to announce new stadium in St. Petersburg, which will open in 2028 season
The professional baseball team, Tampa Bay Rays are set to get a new stadium in 2028. A new stadium has been needed for years. I recently just visited Tropicana Field this past summer, and it was a lackluster experience to say the least. This new stadium is not only important news to the Tampa Bay and St Petersburg area, but to baseball fans across North America. The Rays have been rumored to relocate to Nashville and even Montreal. Now that a new stadium is in the works these cities will no longer be in the running for a professional baseball team. This is great news for the Tampa and St. Petersburg area, as attendance for Rays games has plummeted. The Rays are one of the best teams in baseball, so hopefully a new stadium will drive fans to show up to support a great franchise.
Overal I am looking forward to seeing a new ballpark, as I am on the quest to see every MLB stadium. I have gone to twenty out of the thirty, but I will need to go to the new stadiums once they are built, and I will count those towards my total.
I am generally skeptical of the blackmail team owners
use to get new stadiums built on the people’s dime,
but it seems a new TB venue may be useful for
everyone.