Rays reach deal for interim home ballpark for next season as St. Petersburg weighs Tropicana Field repairs

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The Tampa Bay Rays had to find a new place to call home for the 2025 season after Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton.

This week, the Rays revealed plans to play within their home city. Rays games will be played next season at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the New York Yankees. 

According to a news release, Steinbrenner Field was touted as the best-prepared stadium in the Tampa Bay region.

While the structural integrity of Tropicana Field remains strong, the domed stadium's roof will have to be replaced, according to a recently released assessment report.

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George M. Steinbrenner Field prior to the start of a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees during spring training in Tampa, Fla., March 29, 2022. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA Today Sports)

"We deeply appreciate that the Yankees have graciously allowed us to play at Steinbrenner Field for the 2025 season,’’ Rays owner Stu Sternberg said in the statement. "The hurricane damage to Tropicana Field has forced us to take some extraordinary steps."

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Repairs to Tropicana Field will cost an estimated $55.7 million and could be completed prior to the start of the Rays' 2026 regular season, according to the assessment report.

The roof of Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

"We are happy to extend our hand to the Rays and their fans by providing a major league quality facility