.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Personnel WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 as well as deals with MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Major League Baseball is hoping to know through Xmas whether Tropicana Field will definitely be actually usable to begin the 2025 period after the roof covering was actually torn off through Storm Milton earlier this month.Speaking before Activity 2 of the Globe Collection on Saturday, Rob Manfred claimed the procedure to determine whether quick repair services for the Tampa bay Gulf Rays' arena are actually viable is actually recurring." They are actually still in the damage-assessment method," Manfred pointed out. "They're attempting to figure out exactly how poor the harm is actually that requires to acquire performed, as well as definitely, it was actually certainly not merely the rooftop." Manfred suggested there are actually many choices on call if Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, isn't all set for Position Day. They consist of dipping into a minors or even spring resource, along with a source mentioning Tampa florida, Dunedin and Clearwater are actually one of the achievable close-by cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe The big apple Yankees' Single-A team, the Tampa Tarpons, play in Tampa florida, however it is not recognized whether that would certainly be actually the probably home for the Rays. There are actually several various other minors crews in the area, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the field and/or stadium would likely require altering to serve two majors groups." It begins with the having fun surface and also the protection of the ball park on its own," MLB Athletes Association exec director Tony Clark claimed Friday just before Game 1 of the Set. "Making sure that you can receive the work done that you need to have to receive carried out which the surface area is reflective, and also the ball park is reflective, of big league requirements." The league is actually currently changing yet another minor league playground, in Sacramento, The golden state, to accommodate the Athletics while their brand new arena is being actually integrated in Sin city. The organization is actually mounting a lawn surface for much safer conditions as a result of the summertime heat.As for the Rays, it is actually likewise possible the MLB or Minors Baseball timetable might must be actually a little become support a relocate to a various park, but the game possesses yet to make a decision a plan. That need to happen just before the brand-new year." There was damage inside, as well, and also our experts won't understand specifically what is actually mosting likely to happen until they complete that procedure," Manfred claimed.