A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all

Pinellas County Commissioners voted to again delay a measure to approve bonds that would help fund a new ballpark for the team.

Due to a combination of damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing, it is unlikely te Rays' planned new stadium will be ready by 2028.

In a new letter to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, the Tampa Bay Rays said a new ballpark can't be delivered for the start of the 2028 season and that opening a ballpark in 2029 would be too expensive.

Pinellas County commissioners voted again Tuesday night to delay a key vote on a deal to build a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. Why it matters: Another delay means more uncertainty over a region-defining plan to transform the site of Tropicana Field into a new ballpark surrounded by a redeveloped Historic Gas Plant District.

Pinellas County Commissioners are voicing their concerns ahead of a vote Wednesday on whether to pay its share of bonds for the new Tampa Bay Rays baseball stadium.

The Tampa Bay Rays said in a letter released Tuesday that the team has suspended work on a new $1.2 billion stadium in St. Petersburg, but say they'll "work with any willing partners" on a new deal. The letter came as the Pinellas County Commission voted 6-1 to postpone a $312.