On Wednesday, in honor of their twentieth anniversary celebration, the Rays unveiled a new logo, some new hats, and even a new sandwich. And on Friday, after 20 years of playing baseball in a hollowed out hockey arena, they announced a new stadium site: Ybor City.
Ybor City, center of Tampa’s historic cigar industry and present-day nightlife, could soon take on yet another identity as the home of our region’s major league baseball team.
All that stands in the way is the small problem of how to raise some $600-700 million.
#Rays Sternberg in release says Ybor location “represents the finest opportunity” for MLB “to thrive in the Tampa Bay region for generations to come.