Saturday, April 27, 2024
Rays-Hines Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment agreement released
Monday, April 15, 2024
Rays’ stadium, development district to exceed initial cost estimates
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Opponents of proposed $1.3 billion Rays stadium argue it's 'No Home Run'
Friday, October 6, 2023
New Rays stadium deal could end up costing taxpayers more than $1B
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
New plans detail finances of Rays stadium deal
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
How St. Pete and Pinellas County will fund plans for new Rays stadium
Tampa Bay Rays Announce Historic Development Agreement, Partnership With St. Petersburg
Monday, September 18, 2023
Major announcement expected on new Rays stadium
Monday, July 3, 2023
Rays New Stadium *BIDDING WAR* starting?
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Rays fans weigh in on the team's future home as leaders look to finalize a deal
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Raybor: The Monstor That Won't Go Away
Friday, February 10, 2023
From the Devil's Own Mouth
Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan still thinks it's 50/50 that the Rays end up in Tampa
Ken Hagan says that he was not surprised by the Rays redevelopment deal, and that this is a good thing for the team and the area. Pat (iHeart Radio's Pat and Aaron Show) asks him if this makes Tampa more aggressive, and Ken Hagan says he doesn't blame him and others for thinking that Tampa isn't being aggressive. He says that the Tampa Bay Rays know that they need to be in Tampa, and that they are waiting for all the info from the Pinellas side to come through. He says they won't be able to go into a bidding war with St. Petersburg, and that Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays know that. He goes on to say that it would be a huge black eye on the area if they were to lose the team.
Listen to the Ken Hagan interview HERE
In this interview, Ken Hagan unabashedly states that Pinellas County would be able to invest more in a new stadium than Hillsborugh County because they collect more in their "bed tax" than Hillsborough County does. This is a clear indication that Hillsborough County would use public funds to help pay for the new stadium.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Rays not ready to commit to St. Pete despite mayor choosing team's own plan to redevelop Tropicana Field site
On Friday, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan said talks with the Rays are progressing. He said Tampa officials met with the team last week and the Rays have chosen a future stadium site in Ybor City.
"Things are progressing," he told FOX 13's sports director Scott Smith. "We met with the Rays as recently as last week. It’s critically important that the Rays remain in Tampa Bay, so I’m confident they will, at the same time, I’m also confident that the Rays will choose Tampa. They’ve hand-selected a site in Ybor City. We’re excited about it and I think the discussions will certainly intensify here in the weeks to come."
That location, according to Hagan, is the Ybor Harbor, a 33-acre piece of land sitting along the Ybor Channel, next to Port Tampa Bay. The property was recently purchased by real estate investor Darryl Shaw.
Read More HERE