The St. Pete plans are dead (although apparently the Rays have floated a plan to stay in the Trop beyond 2028 at some point in the last few months), and if there is a Tampa stadium plan in the works, its proponents have certainly not shared details.
As we face this Tampa Bay stalemate, could a plan to move the team to Orlando take shape?
The Rays latest stadium endeavor in St. Petersburg ended when team owner Stu Sternberg told Mayor Ken Welch that the deal was dead. Within a day, the Orlando Dreamers released a statement in which they’ve claimed to have achieved significant milestones in the initiative to bring Major League Baseball to Orlando.