Tampa Bay Rays, Steinbrenner Field and MLB

Here's How Much it Cost to Get Steinbrenner Field Ready For Tampa Bay Rays
According to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, it cost $50 million to get the minor league ballpark into MLB compliance. That's on top of all the work the Yankees did to improve the facilities themselves.
MLB: Rays' Steinbrenner Field costs to be in $50M-plus range
The cost to turn George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., into a major league facility will exceed $50 million, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 regular-season schedule at the complex -- the training and spring facility of the New York Yankees -- after being left without a home stadium.
MLB Expects Rays’ Steinbrenner Field Expenses to Hit $50 Million
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred couldn’t put an exact price on how much it’s going to cost to bring Sutter Home Park in West Sacramento up to Major League standards for the Athletics this season.
Tampa Bay Rays Single-Game Tickets at Steinbrenner Field to Go on Sale Soon
Fans looking to see the Tampa Bay Rays play at their temporary home at George M. Steinbrenner Field will be able to buy single-game tickets starting Feb. 27.
MLB Expects Rays’ Steinbrenner Field Expenses to Hit Single-Digit Millions
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred couldn’t put an exact price on how much it’s going to cost to bring Sutter Home Park in West Sacramento, Calif., up to Major League standards for the Athletics this season.
Photos: Inside Rays’ new home as Yankees reveal upgrades to Steinbrenner Field
Among the upgrades to the facilities are a made-to-order kitchen, a players lounge and a two-story weight room.
Hal Steinbrenner's Major Influence on Tampa Bay Rays
Hal Steinbrenner is lauded for letting the Tampa Bay Rays use Steinbrenner Field, showcasing unity. The Rays will not play at Tropicana Field this season.
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Yankees ecstatic about 'unbelievable' remodeling at Steinbrenner Field
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Why Yankees' Aaron Judge won’t play 1st week of Grapefruit League game
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Destruction of stadium roof has MLB team in flux: Do Rays have future in Tampa Bay?
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Rays begin Spring Training vs. Yankees in Tampa
FOX 13's Matthew McClellan looks ahead to the start of Spring Training for the Tampa Bay Rays as they face the New York ...
See the Yankees' spring training facilities at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa
Members of the media tour the newly renovated dining room at George M. Steinbrenner Field during New York Yankees spring training in Tampa, Florida. February 13, 2025. Members of the media tour the ...
Yankees manager Aaron Boone discusses his new contract extension
Aaron Boone received a new two-year contract extension to manage the Yankees through the 2027 season, the club announced on Feb. 20.
Yankees get first look at MLB’s automated ball-strike system
The Yankees will get their first taste of the possible not-too-distant future in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener.
New York Yankees update long-standing facial hair policy to allow 'well-groomed' beards
George Steinbrenner instituted the policy in 1976, three years after he bought the team, when the fashion of the era saw long hair and unkempt beards became commonplace. Steinbrenner, a former member ...