Advertisement
  1. Rays

WATCH: Rays top brass discusses team's future, splitting home games with Montreal

Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Dali Museum in downtown St. Petersburg. [Photo from video/JAMES BORCHUCK | Times]
By Daniel Figueroa IV
Published Jun. 25

ST. PETERSBURG — Leadership from the Tampa Bay Rays franchise are holding a 1 p.m. news conference today to discuss the team's future and the possibility of splitting home games between St. Petersburg and Montreal. Watch the conference stream lived right here.

Live! Tweets from today's news conference

MORE RAYS:

What you need to know before today's press conference

What will the Rays say? Kriseman won't be there to hear it.

Forget Montreal. Forget negotiations. Time to get real on Rays stadium search

Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast: Rays prepare to explain two-city idea

Rays' Tampa Bay-Montreal plan: Beyond the initial hurt, see the positives

The Rays' Montreal Plan: A peek behind the curtain

Rays to explore splitting home games with Montreal

If the Montreal idea is bogus, what are the Rays really thinking?

ALSO IN THIS SECTION

  1. World Series predictions from the Tampa Bay Times staff
    Earlier today• Rays
    Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer warms up during batting practice for baseball's World Series Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Houston. The Houston Astros face the Washington Nationals in Game 1 on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) DAVID J. PHILLIP | AP
    Predictions from Marc Topkin, Martin Fennelly and John Romano.
  2. Now’s the fun part for these ex-Rays pitchers
    Earlier today• Rays
    Karsyn Waechter, Riley Vigue and Avery Vigue are extending the athletic legacies of their fathers. Alissa Vigue, Special to the Times
    Doug Waechter and former Rays minor-leaguer are passing their love of the game on to their daughters and their teammates
  3. Five reasons this World Series could be better than the odds suggest
    Earlier today• Rays
    Between the potential of historic pitching matchups, the emergence of Juan Soto and the heroics of Jose Altuve, this Washington-Houston World Series has more going for it than the Vegas odds might suggest. MATT SLOCUM | AP Photo MATT SLOCUM | AP
    The Astros are the heaviest favorites the World Series has seen since 2007. Still, there is reason to believe his Fall Classic has memorable moments ahead.
  4. Did six turnovers change Jameis Winston’s standing with the Bucs?
    Yesterday• Sports
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston talks to reporters after an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The Saints won 31-24. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) BUTCH DILL | AP
    Sports Day Tampa Bay: What’s next for the Bucs, Astros-National World Series preview, the Lightning’s short-circuit start
  5. How ex-Ray Davey Martinez ended up leading Nationals to World Series
    Yesterday• Rays
    Davey Martinez gained valuable experience as a coach behind Joe Maddon in Tampa Bay. But when Maddon exited, the Rays bypassed him for a "new voice," Kevin Cash. Tampa Bay Times
    After failing to land a half-dozen manager jobs, including with the Rays, Martinez and Nats ended up a good match.
  6. Jose Altuve’s walkoff homer in ninth beats Yankees, put Astros in World Series
    Oct. 20• Rays
    Jose Altuve prepares to be mobbed by his teammates at home plate as Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman leaves the field after giving up a walkoff two-run homer to the Astros second baseman in the ninth inning to win Game 6 of the AL Championship Series 6-4 on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The Astros win the series 4-2 and advance to the World Series to play the Washington Nationals. MATT SLOCUM | AP
    New York ties the ALCS Game 6 in the top of the ninth with a two-run HR before the diminutive second baseman wins it with a blast off Aroldis Chapman, putting Houston in the World Series.
  7. Before Nats reached Series, Senators reached new depths
    Oct. 19• Rays
    In 1968, slugger Frank Howard, known as the "Washington Monument," proved to be one of the few bright spots for the Washington Senators. AP
    The Nationals’ improbable postseason run rekindles memories of the woeful Washington Senators
  8. How the Rays are dealing with a late start to their postseason
    Oct. 19• Rays
    Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, on left, along with Erik Neander, center, senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager, and Chaim Bloom, senior vice president of baseball operations, address the media during a press conference at Tropicana Field Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 in St. Petersburg. DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times
    Rays Tales: Research now, action to come as Rays get caught up after playoff run. Plus, TV rating info and rumblings.
  9. Yankees beat Justin Verlander, Astros to stay alive in ALCS
    Oct. 19• Rays
    The Astros’ George Springer signals foul, but the delirious crowd in the rightfield stands at Yankee Stadium knows better as the ball hit by Aaron Hicks caroms off the foul pole for a three-run homer in the first inning of Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. FRANK FRANKLIN II | AP
    After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, New York slugs two home runs in the bottom half of the inning and cuts the series lead to 3-2. Game 6 is tonight in Houston.
  10. Shoulder injury ends Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia’s postseason, career
    Oct. 19• Rays
    An emotional CC Sabathia is helped off the field during the eighth inning in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the Astros on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The 39-year-old left-hander injures his pitching shoulder and is taken off the Yankees' postseason roster, thus ending his 19-year major-league career. MATT SLOCUM | AP
    The 39-year-old left-hander is taken off New York’s playoff roster, thus ending his 19-year big-league career.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement