Tuesday updates: Pinellas officials delay crucial Rays stadium vote again
Months after the future of baseball in Tampa Bay was bandied about as all but a done deal, the plan to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg has been upended. A Pinellas County Commission vote on financing for the deal,
Pinellas commissioners push Rays stadium vote to December, adding uncertainty to landmark deal
Hours before the meeting, the Tampa Bay Rays sent a letter to the Board of County Commissioners, blaming the delay on the county’s “failure to finalize” the bonds required to secure a 2028 stadium opening. The letter warned that pushing the vote would delay the opening to 2029, significantly increasing costs.
If there is common ground between the team and county, it is in their shared dislike of the deal and each other.
Despite the Rays’ warning, Pinellas County commissioners decided to again delay their vote on stadium funding until December.
Due to a combination of damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing, it is unlikely te Rays' planned new ...
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