Following the damage done to the Rays Spring Training complex by Hurricane Ian, the team has opted to relocate workouts to Disney World, while hosting “most” Spring Training games from Tropicana Field. This location was the most logical option for the Rays to have a centrally managed group of fields and facilities within an hour of the majority of the players homes in Tampa Bay.
Here is the full announcement from Disney:
Major League Baseball is coming back to Walt Disney World Resort in 2023. Disney and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to host a portion of the team’s spring training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.