Rays open season at Steinbrenner Field
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Misner is the first player in MLB history to hit a walk-off home run on Opening Day for their first career home run.
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It’s a race against the clock for the Tampa Bay Rays as they prepare to open their doors to fans at their temporary new home this Major League Baseball season.
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Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field.
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.
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.
The Tampa Bay Rays open their 2025 regular season not at Tropicana Field but at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg addressed the stadium saga before first pitch.
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For the first time, a regular season Tampa Bay Rays game will be played in the city of Tampa when the team takes the field on Friday. They're playing their home games at Steinbrenner Field this year as the franchise faces an uncertain future.
Pinellas County Commissioner Chris Latvala has asked staff to seek reimbursement from the Tampa Bay Rays for expenses related to preparing a stadium deal the team backed out of.
One of two MLB teams forced to play this season and beyond in a minor league stadium notched an Opening Day win with a walkoff homer from rookie Kameron Misner, defeating the Colorado Rockies 3-2. Per OptaStats, Misner is the first player in MLB history to hit a walkoff home run on Opening Day for his first career homer.