.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Workers 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 wishing to know by Christmas whether Tropicana Industry are going to be actually usable to begin the 2025 period after the roof was actually torn off by Hurricane Milton earlier this month.Speaking prior to Game 2 of the Globe Set on Saturday, Rob Manfred stated the method to determine whether prompt repairs for the Tampa florida Bay Rays' arena are actually viable is actually on-going." They are actually still in the damage-assessment mode," Manfred said. "They're attempting to determine exactly how poor the damages is actually that needs to receive performed, and also certainly, it was certainly not only the rooftop." Manfred suggested there are actually several choices available if Tropicana Industry in St. Petersburg, Florida, isn't prepared for Position Day. They feature playing at a minor league or even spring center, along with a source pointing out Tampa fl, Dunedin and also Clearwater are actually among the possible close-by cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Nyc Yankees' Single-A crew, the Tampa bay Tarpons, play in Tampa, but it is actually not recognized whether that will be the very likely home for the Rays. There are numerous various other minor league teams in the location, as well.Wherever the Rays participate in, the industry and/or arena would likely need to have becoming accommodate two big time crews." It begins with the having fun surface and the protection of the ball park itself," MLB Athletes Association executive director Tony Clark claimed Friday before Activity 1 of the Series. "Making sure that you may acquire the job done that you need to get done and also the surface is reflective, and also the ball park is actually reflective, of major league criteria." The organization is actually currently modifying yet another minor league park, in Sacramento, California, to satisfy the Athletics while their brand-new arena is actually being built in Las Vegas. The game is putting up a yard surface for much safer problems because of the summer season heat.As for the Rays, it's additionally achievable the MLB or Minor League Baseball schedule may must be somewhat become support a move to a various playground, but the league possesses however, to make a decision a strategy. That should happen just before the new year." There was actually damage inside, at the same time, and our experts will not know precisely what is actually going to happen till they accomplish that procedure," Manfred mentioned.