Rays' Epic Home Comeback After Hurricane

On April 7th, the Tampa Bay Rays made an epic comeback to Trabacana Field, smashing

the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in front of a packed house of 25,114 fans, their first home game

in 561 days after Hurricane Milton wrecked the joint.

That storm back on October 9th, 2024 tore off chunks of the roof, letting rain flood

the place and mess up everything from electrics to sound systems.

It took nearly $60 million to slap on a fresh roof last August, while the rays bounced

across the bay to Steinbrenner Field for the whole.

2025 season.

Players were hyped, with reliever Brian Baker striking out the side to seal it, calling

it the perfect vibe for the crowd.

Manager Kevin Cash said it felt huge after all the chaos, and young gun Chandler Simpson

shouted out St. Pete fans for showing up strong despite there.

Even hurricane struggles, marking the 20th straight sell-out home opener, skipping that

COVID year.

Mayors from Tampa and St. Petersburg threw the ceremonial first pitches, with Governor

Ron DeSantis watching too.

The squad dropped the re-homers, debuted slick upgrades like New Turf, Club Houses, and

even brought back their mascot cow-nosed stingrays from the re, a coerium, new owners

who dropped 1.7 billion last year, notched their first home win here, and they're already

eyeing a fresh ballpark in Tampa.

Near the Bucks' stadium though, the Trollblies runs through at least 2028, keeping the energy

alive for Ray's ball.

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I'm Corey with The Story.