Manfred prefers Tampa to St Pete for Ray

Manfred prefers Tampa to St Pete for Rays but many factors July 19 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink LOS ANGELES (AP) Roquan Smith Jersey Baseball Commi sioner Rob Manfreds preferred location for a new Rays ballpark would be on the Tampa side of the bay rather than in St. Petersburg but he says the site alone wont be a determining factor.Tampa Bays lease at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the team has played since its inaugural season in 1998, expires after the 2027 season. The Rays said in January that Major League Baseball had rejected the teams plan to split its season between Florida and Montreal.Manfred said he had not spoken in recent weeks with Rays owner Stuart Sternberg for an update.I have always thought that a stadium Akiem Hicks Jersey on the other side of the causeway would be preferable in some respects, Manfred told the Baseball Writers A sociation of America on Tuesday before the All-Star Game. But theres a variety of factors that have to be taken into account in terms of determining whether youre going to be in St. Pete or in Tampa: What financing is available? What sites are available? How quickly you can get in the ground? Its not just the location. Tampa Bay has drawn 676,296 at home this season and its 13,802 average is 28th among the 30 teams, Sherrick McManis Jersey ahead of only Miami (11,591) and (8,637).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Rays share 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 48 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves 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 52 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the Riley Ridley Jersey brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO Richard Dent Jersey ASSOCIATED PRESS