May 30, 2024 · If approved, the Rays plan to begin construction in January 2025 to have it ready for Opening Day 2028. The ballpark would include roughly 30,000 fixed seats, with the capacity for Rays games reaching around 33,000-34,000 when accounting for standing room and other gathering spaces.

May 30, 2024 · The Tampa Bay Rays have unveiled new renderings for their proposed baseball stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, ahead of an upcoming City Council meeting. The stadium plans will be discussed in a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting on June 12th.

This unparalleled mixed-use development will honor the former Historic Gas Plant neighborhood and be anchored by a state-of-the-art Tampa Bay Rays ballpark. The Rays new ballpark will set the bar for a new level of intimacy in MLB.

Jul 30, 2024 · ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay’s long-running quest for a new ballpark is over. The Rays are, indeed, here to stay. With a 5-2 vote by the Pinellas County Commission on Tuesday, the Rays’ plan for a new $1.3 billion ballpark in the planned Historic Gas Plant District was officially approved.

Sep 19, 2023 · The new 30,000-seat stadium, that has the ability to accommodate up to 35,000 for other events, will open in 2028. According to Major League Baseball, the new stadium will have three seating levels, a fixed roof, an artificial turf field, operable walls and a pavilion design.

Jul 19, 2024 · One of the largest projects in Tampa Bay history took a decisive step forward Thursday when the St. Petersburg City Council approved plans for a new downtown Tampa Bay Rays ballpark...

Sep 19, 2023 · On Tuesday, the Rays announced an agreement with St. Petersburg and Pinellas County for a new ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg, near the site of Tropicana Field. "Major League Baseball is...

May 9, 2024 · This rendering shows an entertainment promenade outside a proposed new Tampa Bay Rays stadium, the centerpiece of St. Petersburg's $6.5 billion Historic Gas Plant District development.

Jul 18, 2024 · The St. Petersburg City Council narrowly approved a deal Thursday that would build a $1.3 billion stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and a city-redefining project for the 65 acres around it called...

On September 19, 2023, the Tampa Bay Rays announced plans to build a new stadium adjacent to their current stadium, Tropicana Field. [7] The proposal involves redeveloping the entire 86-acre (34.8 ha) site, with the new ballpark within that boundary and adjacent to the current ballpark, which will subsequently be demolished.