Major League Baseball rejected the plan that the Tampa Bay Rays proposed to split the season between Florida and Montreal.
Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced MLB’s decision on Thursday.
“Today’s news is totally disheartening,” Sternberg said.
The idea of playing in the Tampa Bay and Montreal area has been on the table for the past seven seasons in the face of failed attempts to build a full-use home stadium.
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The Rays are locked into a home deal at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., which is set to expire at the end of the 2027 season. They have played in St. Petersburg since debuting as an expansion club in 1998.
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