TAMPA — Over the last couple dozen years, as various stadium proposals rose and died, people would occasionally wonder what it would be like for the Rays to play outdoors on the Tampa side of town.

George Steinbrenner Field is playing host to Tampa Bay for all of the 2025 season. The Rays are playing in Tampa and had Frank Morsanti gotten his way back in the 1980's and early '90's Tampa would have been their home all along.

Kameron Misner most likely wouldn't have made the Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day roster without injuries. But Richie Palacios' fractured thumb sent him to injured list to start the year and a place for another outfielder opened on the roster.

Curtis Mead, coming off an explosive spring, will start at first base and bat leadoff for the Tampa Bay Rays in their Opening Day showdown against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.

Kameron Misner gave the Tampa Bay Rays the perfect housewarming gift: a game-ending home run. Forced from Tropicana Field by Hurricane Milton, the Rays are playing home games across the bay this season at Steinbrenner Field,

Analyzing Friday’s Colorado Rockies at Tampa Bay Rays odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Danny Russell, Managing Editor of DRaysBay, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on Florida Live on opening day for the Tampa Bay Rays. They discussed the team's temporary stadium at Steinbrenner Field and what the future could look like.

It was not until after the final Grapefruit League game at Steinbrenner Field that a team of more than 200 workers was able to change signage from Yankees to Rays.