Rays Stadium Deal, Attendance and Tampa Bay Branding Push Continue

The proposed $2.36 billion, 31,000-seat Tampa ballpark has cleared city and county votes and targets a 2029 opening, with Legends Global involved. Tampa Bay added 628,225 fans from 2025 and helped drive MLB's fourth consecutive attendance increase, but financing, legal challenges, maintenance obligations, community benefits and possible payroll effects remain unresolved.