Tampa Bay Rays set to announce stadium deal in St. Petersburg

Earlier this year, the city of St. Petersburg decided to partner with the Tampa Bay Rays, selecting the team's design plan for redeveloping the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant site where Tropicana Field now sits. That gamble appears to have paid off. The team, the city, county leaders and stakeholders have called a news conference for Tuesday morning to announce what is widely expected to be a deal that will keep the Rays in St. Petersburg for decades to come — and a new, estimated $1.5 billion 30,000 seat dome-roofed stadium. The Tampa Bay Times was the first to report the news. DETAILS: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/m...