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The new owners of the Tampa Bay Rays are looking at the Tampa Bay region as its “first and highest priority” for a new stadium development, which they would like to model after the Atlanta Braves’ Battery district.
The owners, speaking during a press conference Tuesday, said they hope to have a park by Opening Day 2029.
Land access will be the biggest challenge, but also the most important consideration, they said.
Owners are looking for about 100 acres to accommodate hotel, office, retail, restaurant and entertainment space.
Patrick Zalupski didn’t say if the ownership group had identified any possible locations.
– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics