Charlotte Sports Park

The World Baseball Classic puts a few twists on the Grapefruit and Cactus League slates. Tampa Bay opens Feb. 21 in Port Charlotte and makes only one trip to the Steinbrenner Field.

Team president Erik Neander says the Rays have dealt with stadium questions throughout their existence but tend to overcome: "This is what we do. I think we do it pretty well.”

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.