.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Team WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse participated in ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and deals with MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Major League Baseball is actually wanting to know by Christmas whether Tropicana Field will definitely be actually playable to start the 2025 period after the roofing system was actually torn off through Hurricane Milton earlier this month.Speaking before Game 2 of the Globe Collection on Saturday, administrator Rob Manfred mentioned the method to find out whether well-timed fixings for the Tampa bay Gulf Rays' arena are feasible is actually recurring." They are actually still in the damage-assessment setting," Manfred said. "They are actually trying to find out how poor the damages is that needs to get performed, as well as definitely, it was certainly not merely the roof." Manfred showed there are actually many choices offered if Tropicana Industry in St. Petersburg, Fla, isn't prepared for Position Time. They include dipping into a minors or even springtime facility, with a resource saying Tampa bay, Dunedin and also Clearwater are actually amongst the achievable nearby cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe New york city Yankees' Single-A group, the Tampa florida Tarpons, play in Tampa, however it is actually certainly not understood whether that will be actually the most likely home for the Rays. There are several other minors crews in the region, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the area and/or stadium would likely need altering to satisfy two major league crews." It starts along with the playing surface area and the protection of the ball park on its own," MLB Players Affiliation manager supervisor Tony Clark pointed out Friday before Game 1 of the Set. "Making certain that you may obtain the job done that you need to acquire performed which the area is reflective, and also the ball park is actually reflective, of big league criteria." The game is actually already changing one more minor league playground, in Sacramento, California, to serve the Athletics while their new coliseum is actually being integrated in Sin city. The organization is putting up a turf surface area for safer disorders as a result of the summer months heat.As for the Rays, it's additionally possible the MLB or Minors Baseball timetable might need to be actually somewhat altered to serve a transfer to a various playground, yet the game possesses yet to determine a procedure. That ought to happen before the new year." There was actually damage inside, as well, and also our team will not recognize exactly what is actually heading to occur up until they accomplish that procedure," Manfred mentioned.