As a New Year Approaches, New Tampa Bay Rays Owners Say Stadium Talks Are Progressing

As a new year approaches, new Tampa Bay Rays owners say stadium talks are progressing

Tampa Bay Rays CEO Ken Babby, part of the Major League Baseball team’s new ownership group, said leaders are considering “a handful” of sites for a new stadium and related development in the Tampa Bay region, the Tampa Bay Times reported. But details on what those sites are continue to be elusive. Speaking to the Times at MLB’s winter meetings in Orlando, Babby said he was confident that if the team identified a good public/private partnership, …

Rays officials say they are making progress on new stadium for 2029

Ken Babby would not discuss specific sites, but says they have met with city and county officials throughout the area.