The Worst Stadium Is Finally Getting Replaced

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The Trop has been the center of controversy since the Tampa Bay Rays first began play in 1998. Resembling a basement or windowless warehouse, Tropicana Field has been ranked one of the worst stadiums year after year, with the attendance to show for it. Only the Athletics ranking worse and having lower attendance. The Rays, who lack the finances to build a new stadium on their own, tried for a decade and a half to build a new stadium in Tampa, who gave them the cold shoulder on financing. Looking back to St. Pete, Mayor Ken Welch and owner Stuart Sternburg came to an agreemnt in 2022 for a new $1.3 billion stadium and $6.5 billion mixed-use district. With plans to break ground in 2024 and have the stadium open in 2028.

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The Worst Stadium Is Finally Getting Replaced