With the 2017 trade of Evan Longoria, Gerald McCoy’s recent departure from the Bucs and the possibility of the Rays moving to Montreal, at least part time, it got us wondering:
Who might qualify as the face of Tampa Bay sports?
Our writers have considered a handful of contenders:
John Romano on Steven Stamkos
Eduardo A. Encina on Jameis Winston
Marc Topkin on Kevin Kiermaier
Martin Fennelly on Tony Dungy
Ernest Hooper and Mari Faiello on Jeff Vinik
Joey Knight on someone you may not know but should
Matt Baker on possible Tampa Bay sports faces of the future
And just for grins, we looked at the faces of America’s other largest major-league markets.