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Tim Capurso

Rays Find Stadium for 2025 Home Games After Tropicana Field Hurricane Damage

The roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was torn off by Hurricane Milton's powerful winds. Satellite imagery from Maxar shows the destruction on Oct. 10, 2024. | Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With the help of a division rival, the Tampa Bay Rays found a temporary home for the 2025 season after Tropicana Field, the club's permanent home stadium, sustained damages from the winds of Hurricane Milton in October.

The Rays are planning to play their 2025 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., the 11,000-seat ballpark which serves as the spring training home stadium for the American League East rival New York Yankees, according to Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. The Yankees will receive roughly $15 million in revenue as a result of the deal with the Rays, according to The Associated Press.

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