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Tampa Bay Rays Could Move To Pasco County

Author Mason Dixon
March 11th, 2022 11:10 AM
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There’s already news about the Tampa Bay Rays spring training. Now that we know there will be a 2022 Major League Baseball Season, it’s time to start finding out what the Rays have in their future.

We already know there is a plan to try to move the team to Tampa’s Ybor City district. We’re now learning that there could also be a project that moves the team’s spring training facility to Pasco County, and the state of Florida is already planning to toss in a $35 million check to get it rolling.

State legislators made the $35 million appropriation for a complex in Pasco County that would be used for spring training and youth baseball tournaments. The site that is being considered for this plan is north of State Road 54, about 2 1/2 miles west of the Suncoast Parkway.

The facility would have several full-sized practice fields in addition to a stadium with fan seating and lights. There would also be facilities for the team, training facilities, player housing and plenty of parking. Though the Rays have yet to comment, the complex would be built with the Rays as the main tenant.

The team’s lease with their Spring training facility in Port Charlotte runs through 2028.
[Source: TampaBay.com]

10 Things To Know About The 2022 Gameplan for a Rays Stadium in Ybor

The Tampa Sports Authority had researchers put together a new report on the financials of putting in a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in Ybor City. Where would it be? How much would it cost? Who would pay for it? What about parking? Fortunately the Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay Business Journal did all the heavy lifting so I could create this nifty little recap. [Sources: TBBJ, Tampa Bay Times]

  • Location, location, location…

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    The TBBJ says the old Kforce Inc headquarters is the likely spot. That's at 1001 East Palm Avenue. That puts them right off the intersection of I-4 and I-275 which could make it more attractive to fans who live north of Tampa and out in Lakeland and Orlando. It would also put the games within walking distance of the bars, clubs and restaurants in Ybor on 7th right now.

  • Check the couch cushions…

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    Riding the Streetcar to the game might be free but the stadium isn't. The pricetag comes in just under $800 million. It'd take about 4 years to build.

  • Headcount…

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    The stadium in the report would allow for about 27,000 fans. That includes 2500 standing room and 1500 "berm seats" (kind of like when you go to spring training and sit on the lawn).

  • The roof, the roof, the roof is on…

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    The big question... will there be a roof? Most think it's a must-have feature given Florida summer humidity and rain. That could tack on around $150 million to the price, inching it closer to, but still under that $1 billion mark.

  • Sorry Montreal…

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    These plans has been designed to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida the full-season. No splitting time up with fans in Canada. That plan was scrapped by Major League Baseball a few weeks ago.

  • The cost…

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    Mayor Jane Castor says the report looks excellent. Her statement: "Our goal was and remains to be good stewards of public tax dollars while working to keep the Rays in Tampa Bay. We still have a lot of work to do." In other words, no specifics yet on any taxes. They'll get back to us.

  • A “ballpark district”…

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    If you buy your peanuts and Cracker Jacks close to the new stadium, you may pay a few pennies more. Levies and assessments within a certain area are dicussed from Palm Ave, Adamo Drive and Nebraska Avenue.

  • Where to park to go to the park?

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    There actually enough parking available already, according to a lot of reports - it's just spread out. It's not in one central lot as it is in St. Pete. But a $21 million parking garage would certainly help so that's in the study.

  • What about spring training?

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    Plans in the report no longer call for spring training games to happen at a new stadium in Ybor City. One possibility for a new spring training location is in Pasco County near SR54 just west of the Suncoast Parkway in Odessa. The public land would be used for a 10,000 seat stadium that could be used for high school games too.

  • So what do the Rays think?

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    They're not talking. At least not yet. Both the Times and TBBJ reached out for comment and didn't get one.

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