Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images
It's full steam ahead for the Tampa Bay Rays to get a new stadium after Pinellas County, Florida commissioners voted 5-2 to put $312.5 million in tourist development tax dollars "toward the design and building" of a ballpark, per Jack Evans of the Tampa Bay Times.
The stadium would be the main attraction of a "mixed-use development" in downtown St. Petersburg. Building would begin in 2025, with a goal to be ready by Opening Day of the 2028 season.
"The county's projections for the project include more than $400 million in total economic output and 15,000 jobs and more than $1 billion in taxes," Evans added.