The Tampa Bay Rays are now hoping to get Tropicana Field repaired in time for the start of the 2026 MLB season after it suffered significant damage due to Hurricane Milton.
Per Colleen Wright of the Tampa Bay Times, Rays president Matt Silverman said in a Dec. 30 letter to St. Petersburg City Administrator Rob Gerdes they "support and expect" the city to repair the stadium based on their current use agreement because of the logistical and revenue challenges that would come with playing only a partial season at the Trop.
"It is therefore critical that the rebuild start in earnest as soon as possible, that a realistic completion schedule be developed quickly and that the City diligently pursue the reconstruction as required by the Use Agreement," Silverman wrote in the letter.