Fans enjoy the stingray tank at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Tampa Bay Rays are nixing their upper-level section at Tropicana Field and installing a system of LED lights, according to newly revealed designs meant to make the ballpark more “intimate.”
The renovations come as part of a new series of capital improvements that include reconfiguring the park’s seating capacity from roughly 42,000 down to about 25,000.
In place of the upper 300 level, the MLB franchise will open more social gathering places and center fans closer to the field.