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While the Rays unwind their stadium conundrum, Mayor Jerry Demings says he’s been approached by more than one group, but more details are needed as well as talks on how his county would benefit.

A handgun registered to his uncle was found in Wander Franco's vehicle after an altercation, say Dominican prosecutors, who filed the charge Sunday.

Evan Longoria and fans looked back on his decorated tenure with the Rays during a ceremony prior to Tampa Bay's game against the Miami Marlins.

Documents that prosecutors presented to the judge alleged that Franco, through his mother, transferred 1 million pesos, or $17,000, to the mother of the teenage girl to consent to the purported abuse.

The Tampa Bay shortstop has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.

Franco was having an All-Star season with Tampa Bay in 2023 before Dominican authorities began investigating allegations he had been in a relationship with a minor and paid her mother for consent.

Bobbleheads, hats, shirts and drinkware will be among “thousands of items” available on Saturday. For $20, shoppers can fill a bag and get vouchers for two tickets to a Rays game at Steinbrenner Field.

The group seeking to attract a team - perhaps the Tampa Bay Rays - says John Morgan, founder of the Morgan & Morgan law firm, is also financially involved in the effort.

In an interview with Chris Russo on SiriusXM, commissioner Rob Manfred reiterated that "we believe in the market" and remains hopeful the Trop will be ready for the Rays in 2026.

Capacity at the Rays' temporary Tampa home will be just over 10,000, about 40% of Tropicana Field’s configuration of 25,025. Nevertheless, it's the 19th straight year the team has sold out the home opener.

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.