Tropicana Field

Tropicana Field is a domed baseball stadium that serves as the home field for the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998. The stadium was opened in 1990 in hopes of snatching a team away from another city. Two teams almost moved to Tampa to call Tropicana Field home; they were the Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants. They stadium also served as the former home for the NHL team, Tampa Bay Lightning and the former home for the AFL's Tampa Bay Storm. Former Rays manager, Joe Maddon, has nicknamed the stadium "The Pit". While the fans nicknamed it "The Trop". The former name of the stadium was the Florida Suncoast Dome. It has also been called the Thunderdome.

In 2023, it was announced that a new stadium was approved to be built. The new stadium would replace Tropicana Field as the home of the Rays.^[1] It is expected to cost at least $1.2 billion. Taxpayers would pay half and city council blocked taxpayers from expressing their opinion to council on it or voting on it.^[2]

References

↑ "Rays announce plans for new $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg: 'Our Rays are here to stay'". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ "St. Pete residents will not vote on Rays stadium deal - St Pete Catalyst". St Pete Catalyst. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

Other websites

Ballpark Digest review of Tropicana Field Archived 2006-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
Official website of Tropicana Field Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by first ballpark	Home of the Tampa Bay Rays 1998–present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by first venue	Home of the St. Petersburg Bowl 2008–present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Expo Hall	Home of the Tampa Bay Lightning 1993–1996	Succeeded by Ice Palace
Preceded by first stadium	Home of the Tampa Bay Storm 1991–1996	Succeeded by Ice Palace
Preceded by Schleyerhalle Stuttgart	Davis Cup Final Venue 1990	Succeeded by Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon
Preceded by Alamodome	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Venue 1999	Succeeded by RCA Dome

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[1] "Rays announce plans for new $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg: 'Our Rays are here to stay'". Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[2] "St. Pete residents will not vote on Rays stadium deal - St Pete Catalyst". St Pete Catalyst. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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