The Rays have selected their momentary residence for the 2025 season: George M. Steinbrenner Area in Tampa, Florida. Steinbrenner Area is the spring coaching residence of the Yankees and the common season residence of the Tampa Tarpons, New York’s Single-A affiliate. Colleen WrightMarc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Instances had been the primary to report the information.
The Rays defined their choice, describing Steinbrenner Area as “the best-prepared facility within the Tampa Bay area to host regular-season Main League Baseball video games” (per Topkin). Yankees managing companion Hal Steinbrenner weighed in on the choice together with his personal assertion:
“We’re glad to increase our hand to the Rays and their followers by offering a Main League-quality facility for them to make the most of this season. Each the Yankees group and my household have deep roots within the Tampa Bay area, and we perceive how significant it’s for Rays gamers, workers and followers to have their 2025 residence video games happen inside half-hour of Tropicana Area. In occasions like these, rivalry and competitors take a again seat to doing what’s proper for our neighborhood — which is constant to assist households and companies rebound from the devastation attributable to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.”
The Yankees will proceed to play their spring video games at Steinbrenner Area, per the league, and the Rays will probably be business-as-usual in March as properly, internet hosting their video games at their annual residence in Port Charlotte.
With regard to the common season, Tim Kephart of the Related Press experiences that the Tarpons will use different fields on the spring facility. There will probably be upgrades made to the stadium previous to Opening Day to “guarantee followers proceed to have an exquisite expertise,” per the league’s press launch. Latest enhancements have already been made to the ability itself, together with upgraded lighting, a bigger residence locker room, and improved coaching and rehab setups. The Yankees, in response to Kephart, will obtain an extra $15MM in income for agreeing to host the Rays in 2025. That received’t come at the price of the Rays’ income however fairly insurance coverage and different yet-unreported avenues.
