Thrive in '25

Tampa Bay Rays enter 2025 with more questions than answers

After a tough 2024, the baseball team faces major decisions — and problems — in the new year.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 30, 2024
  • | 0 Free Articles Remaining!
After years of trying to get a new ballpark built, the Tampa Bay Rays are on the brink of finalizing its plans.
After years of trying to get a new ballpark built, the Tampa Bay Rays are on the brink of finalizing its plans.
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For the Tampa Bay Rays, 2024 was as unpredictable as a Phil Niekro knuckleball.

The year started with the team coming off one of its best records ever and, more importantly, a deal was in place for a new ballpark where it would play the next 35 years.

 

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