ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays leaders now say they “support and expect” the city of St. Petersburg to repair hurricane-ravaged Tropicana Field in time for Opening Day 2026.
It’s a change of tune from just a month and a half ago when the ball club brass signaled to city council members repairing their old home may not be in the best interest of the team moving forward.
“I believe it’s going to be next to impossible to get the Trop repaired in time for the 2026 season and given that’s the case, efforts to try and repair it in time for that will cause us to have a parallel path for some other alternative for the 2026 season,” Rays Co-President Brian Auld said at a meeting on Nov. 21…