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The team will play in Tampa next season as its current home, Tropicana Field, undergoes major post-Milton repairs.

The Rays stadium was significantly damaged by Hurricane Milton on October 9 and will not be available when the team opens the regular season in late March, with the famous domed canopy of Tropicana Field being ripped apart was among the most lasting images of the natural disaster.

"Steinbrenner Field was selected as the Rays temporary regular-season home because it is the best-prepared facility in the Tampa Bay region to host regular-season Major League Baseball games," a release from the Rays said in part.

Hurricane Milton barreled into the west coast of Florida last month and left a path of destruction in its wake. This included the roof of Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays have played all of its home games since the team's inaugural season in 1998.

The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.

TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have a new home for the 2025 season. On Thursday, the team announced it would play at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The Rays said it selected Steinbrenner Field as its temporary regular-season home because "it is the best-prepared facility in the Tampa Bay region to host regular-season Major League Baseball games."

Tampa will finally get its chance to host the region's MLB team after Hurricane Milton damaged Tropicana Field.