Chilling Clips of Tropicana Field Show the Extent of Damage to Rays Ballpark

It will take some time to repair Tropicana Field.

The Tampa Bay Rays’ home stadium was destroyed by Hurricane Milton two weeks ago, and several videos emerged Thursday showing the damage to the infield. It doesn’t look good. we saw What did the park look like from the outside?But things are even more devastating in the newly published images.

Here are a few videos that show how bad things look.

This may be the first post-tornado video we’ve seen from someone at Tropicana Field

eerie pic.twitter.com/DiVc93RmDw

— Rays The (@RaysTheRoofTB) October 23, 2024

My poor, poor stadium #raysbaseball pic.twitter.com/eWWp82fo7R

— Crazy Steve (@chipskylarkII) October 23, 2024

When Hurricane Milton reached Florida, strong winds ripped the fabric off the building’s roof. @tropicanafield house @MLB‘s @RaysBaseball.

In order to minimize the risk to responding personnel, a team of volunteers from Skydio carried out a 3D scan and map. pic.twitter.com/ZPSChKlxyQ

— Skydio (@SkydioHQ) October 23, 2024

These images look really bad, and there’s a chance the repairs won’t be completed by the time the Rays open the 2025 season. Major League Baseball He told the Rays he wanted If the stadium is not ready to start the 2025 season, the team will find a place to play near Tropicana Field. Commissioner Rob Manfred has stated that he wants the team to play in Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg region if possible.

The Rays are preparing to abandon Tropicana Field for a new $1.3 billion ballpark, but it won’t be ready until 2028. By then they need to find a solution for their home turf.