Quirky Tropicana Field isn't a pretty ballpark, but the Rays love their home
With its unappealing concrete exterior, massive, sloping dome and cavernous indoor atmosphere, Tropicana Field possesses little of the aesthetic beauty and charm associated with baseball’s most celebrated stadiums. But the The Tampa Bay Rays are returning to Tropicana Field for Game 3 of the World Series against the Brewers, where they need to win four of five games to secure their first championship in their 29th season. The team was forced to leave the stadium for a season due to Hurricane Milton, which destroyed the roof and extensive damage. Nearly $60 million was spent to replace the roof, and the Rays returned 18 1/2 months later to play their home games at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the New York Yankees. The Rays were sold to a group led by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski, who led an agreement to build a 31,000-seat ballpark in Tampa near the home of NFL's Buccaneers. The new stadium is scheduled to open in 2029. The stadium's catwalk system, consisting of four circular steel rings suspended beneath the stadium’s non-retractable, cable-supported roof, stabilizes the structure.
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