Baseball

A city memo notes that staff are monitoring Tropicana Field for “additional damage caused by extreme weather,” including an Aug. 23 storm that dumped four inches of rain on the area.

Dr. Rick Workman, once the Orlando group's primary financier, is now the third largest investor in the assemblage planning to keep the team in Tampa Bay. Law firm owner John Morgan says he is also out.

Many, like Tampa native Allison Dougherty, are excited about the opportunity to play pro baseball rather than softball. Other attendees include Mo'ne Davis, known for her Little League World Series win as a pitcher.

Saladino, who was born and raised in Ybor City, began his dedication to youth as a public school P.E. teacher before starting an iconic high school tournament and postseason award to honor his late father.

Former Tampa Bay Rays player Sean Rodriguez founded R3 Athletics, which is a youth baseball league and opened The Yard in April.

The Rays confirmed that they have begun exclusive discussions with a group led by billionaire Patrick Zalupski that also includes unspecified Tampa Bay investors. The local involvement could mean the team stays in the region.

WUSF’s Steve Newborn and Colleen Wright with the Tampa Bay Times discuss the latest twists and turns in the ongoing saga of Tropicana Field and the fate of the Rays.

The Rays want to make recently upgraded Steinbrenner Field a home away from home. But there's a lot of work to do in the five days between the end of spring training and Tampa Bay's regular-season opener.

On this episode of "Florida Matters," we talk about the history of spring training in the region and visit one of the major league teams that come here for get ready for regular season: the Baltimore Orioles.

The state's spring training sites come alive once again. And Rays fans get a brief respite from stadium talk while the team preps for an entire season played outdoors in Tampa.

UT was trailing defending champ Angelo State 3-1 before a six run sixth inning rally — the first time they trailed during the double-elimination tournament.

Tampa Bay hosts Toronto, and the Trop is sold out for Game 1 of 162. Can the Rays reach the postseason for the sixth straight season? Typically, the experts aren't sure, but no one is calling them an underdog, either.