It allows them to stay in the Tampa Bay area. To play in the ballpark with ... architecture and dimensions, the Rays will have the opportunity to make Steinbrenner Field look as much like a Rays home game as they can. That means their logos, promotional ...

The Rays found a place to play for the 2025 season without having to go too far — Tampa’s George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the rival New York Yankees. The Rays had been looking for an interim home since Hurricane Milton caused extensive damage to Tropicana Field last month.

The team needed to find an alternate home ballpark after Tropicana Field sustained major damage from Hurricane Milton.