If you plan to attend a Tampa Bay Rays home game in 2025, you will be visiting Steinbrenner Field on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.
As the Rays take up residence across the bay, it got us thinking about the close, century-long connection between professional baseball and the city of Tampa.
Here’s a brief history on the legend of what was once called Legends Field.
Tampa Baseball Doesn’t Start with the Yankees
Before Aki Iwamura stepped on second and sent the Rays to the World Series, Al Lopez suited up for the Tampa Smokers.