In a news release Thursday, the Rays announced they would be playing their regular season games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told The Associated Press.

An official damage report of Tropicana Field has been released just one month after Hurricane Milton shredded its roof, resulting in significant damage to the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team.

FOX 13 Tampa Bay reports that a 400-page report provided to the City of St. Petersburg has identified $55 million in repair work needed for the home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Large sections of the fiberglass roof were destroyed during Hurricane Milton on October 9,

Tropicana Field, damaged by the winds of Hurricane Milton, will not be ready for play until at least the start of the 2026 season.

Hurricane Milton barreled into the west coast of Florida last month and left a path of destruction in its wake. This included the roof of Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays have played all of its home games since the team's inaugural season in 1998.

The Tampa Bay Rays found themselves facing a bit of a crisis after Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off of Tropicana Field, and it was unclear where

Tropicana Field can be repaired in time for the Rays’ 2026 season for about $55.7 million, according to the damage assessment report sent to St. Petersburg City Council members on Tuesday.