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Regular season Major League Baseball debuts in Tampa today as the Tampa Bay Rays trade the damaged dome of Tropicana Field for the open air of Steinbrenner Field.
From Tampa Bay Times
Today is opening day for the Tampa Bay Rays, and although it's a home opener, the Rays aren't playing at Tropicana Field.
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Players rave about the clubhouse space, gym, dining area and all the other amenities added at Steinbrenner Field. And yes, most of the N.Y. logos and signage are now absent.
This was drama. This was baseball. And for a team whose dome is rooflessly indisposed at the moment, this was even better. This was home.
Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win and becoming the first player in major league history to have his first home run be a walk-off on Opening Day.
The Rays pulled out a win in their new home for the season at Steinbrenner Field, but the ball club's future in Tampa Bay remains uncertain.
After significant damage to Tropicana Field during October hurricanes, the Tampa Bay Rays are playing their 2025 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training facility for the team's AL East rival New York Yankees.
Before a sellout crowd of 10,046 that included Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and MLB deputy commissioner Dan Halem, Misner entered in the eighth as a defensive replacement after
Kameron Misner most likely wouldn't have made the Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day roster without injuries. But Richie Palacios' fractured thumb sent him to injured list to start the year and a place for another outfielder opened on the roster.