The Yankees are serving to the rival Rays keep in Tampa for 2025 after their stadium was severely broken by Hurricane Milton.
The Rays will play their residence video games at Steinbrenner Subject, the Yankees’ spring coaching residence.
They selected Steinbrenner Subject, which has a fan capability of 11,026, over the Phillies’ complicated in Clearwater, in response to the Tampa Bay Occasions.
Steinbrenner Subject can also be residence to the Yankees’ Single-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons.
“We are happy to extend our hand to the Rays and their fans by providing a Major League-quality facility for them to utilize this season,” Yankees proprietor Hal Steinbrenner stated in an announcement, per MLB.com. “Each the Yankees group and my household have deep roots within the Tampa Bay area, and we perceive how significant it’s for Rays gamers, workers and followers to have their 2025 residence video games happen inside half-hour of Tropicana Subject. In instances like these, rivalry and competitors take a again seat to doing what’s proper for our neighborhood — which is constant to assist households and companies rebound from the devastation attributable to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.’’
Tropicana Subject in St. Petersburg, the domed stadium the place the Rays have performed since their inception in 1998, was critically impacted by the hurricane final month, with lots of the roof panels utterly destroyed.
The stadium is unplayable for all the 2025 season, although it may be prepared for 2026 with $55.7 million in repairs, in response to a 412-page report launched Tuesday by the Metropolis of St. Petersburg.
Plans have been beforehand in place for the Rays to get a brand new $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg for the 2028 season.
“We deeply appreciate that the Yankees have graciously allowed us to play at Steinbrenner Field for the 2025 season,” Rays proprietor Stuart Sternberg stated in an announcement. “The hurricane damage to Tropicana Field has forced us to take some extraordinary steps, just as Hurricanes Helene and Milton have forced thousands of families and businesses in our community to adapt to the new circumstances as we all recover and rebuild.”
The Rays’ common attendance this 12 months was 16,515, the third-lowest mark in MLB forward of the Marlins (13,425) and Athletics (11,528.)
