Rays' plans for split season foiled, future in limbo

With the Sister City plan dead, the team is taking a hard look at its future.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 1:59 p.m. January 20, 2022
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FILE: With the Sister City plan dead, the Tampa Bay Rays must decide what's next.
FILE: With the Sister City plan dead, the Tampa Bay Rays must decide what's next.
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ST. PETERSBURG — It’s back to the drawing board for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The team announced Thursday, Jan. 20, that its plan to split its seasons between Tampa or St. Petersburg and Montreal was rejected by Major League Baseball officials.

“Today’s new is flat out deflating,” says team owner Stu Sternberg. He spoke at an afternoon press conference.

 

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