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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.

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