Rays say split-season plan with Montreal

Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB January 20 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Amine Jersey The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced the news on Thursday. Today's news is flat-out deflating, Sternberg said. The idea of playing in both the Tampa Bay area and Montreal has been discu sed over the past several years after attempts to build a new full-time ballpark locally failed.Montreal had a big league team from 1969, when the expansion Expos began play, through 2004. The Expos moved to Washington and became the Nationals for the 2005 season.The Rays' lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, where Seth Curry Jersey the team has played since its inaugural season in 1998, expires after the 2027 season.Since Sternberg took control in October 2005, the once-struggling franchise has been a succe s on the field but not at the box office. Despite reaching the World Series in 2008 and 2020, the Rays have annually ranked near the bottom in attendance. The Rays averaged about 9,500 for home games last season, 28th in the majors and ahead of only Miami and Oakland.St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch feels a new stadium in his city remains a po sibility. Governmental officials have been working on a redevelopment plan for the Tropicana Field site.We are working with our county partners and city council to put together Gary Trent Jr. Jersey the best plan po sible, which will work in conjunction with my planned evolution of the Tropicana Field master development proposals, Welch said in a statement. With this collaborative approach, I am confident we can partner with the Tampa Bay Rays to create a new and iconic full-time home for Major League Baseball in St. Petersburg while also achieving historic equitable economic growth.Sternberg said the team will definitely explore options in the Tampa Bay area.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Rays share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 27 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at Carmelo Anthony Jersey World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 27 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves Harry Giles III Jersey England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS