The Tampa Bay Rays have been lobbying to play half of their home games in Montreal since mid-way through last season.
Ownership believes it is the only way for the Tampa area to maintain a professional baseball team. Recently, Major League Baseball Commissioner-Rob Manfred seconded that sentiment.
Canadian businessman and Rays advisor Stephen Bronfman told TSN 690 that “this is real.”
Bronfman raised eyebrows with the following statement:
“Say the shift [to Montreal] happens second week of June, mid-June,” Bronfman said. “School season is over. Family moves up, they move to Montreal for the summer.