Rays Return to Tropicana Field After $60M Makeover

0:00It's April 5, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News, today baseball news powered by AI. Tampa Bay Rays fans are packing the house for the team's return to Tropicana Field on Monday, after 18 and a half months away. The stadium got hammered by Hurricane Milton back on October 9, 2024, when high winds tore off chunks of the roof, letting rain. Flood the place in Reco Electrical and Broadcast gear. Players dropped nearly $60 million to slap on a brand new roof and fix up the joint, saving it from the scrap heap since it opened in 19, 98. Meanwhile, the Rays crashed across the bay at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankee Spring training spot for all their 2025 home games. Players and fans are buzzing about heading back to big league digs after slumming it in a minor league park. It's the 20th straight sellout for their home opener, skipping that empty 2021 COVID year. The makeover includes fresh artificial turf, upgraded suites, a bigger video board, new

1:01club seats behind home plate and revamped club houses. The roof went up last August, with the last panel locked in November 21st. Even with the fresh shine, this might be temporary. The Rays are locked in through 2028, but chasing a new stadium in Tampa, right by the Bucks's spot in Yankee Spring digs.