.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-- Big League Baseball is hoping to understand by Xmas whether Tropicana Field will definitely be actually usable to start the 2025 time after the rooftop was torn off by Cyclone Milton previously this month.Speaking just before Activity 2 of the World Set on Saturday, Rob Manfred said the process to determine whether prompt repair work for the Tampa Bay Rays' arena are actually practical is actually recurring." They are actually still in the damage-assessment setting," Manfred said. "They're making an effort to find out just how negative the harm is actually that needs to receive performed, as well as obviously, it was actually certainly not just the roof." Manfred showed there are actually many options on call if Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla, isn't ready for Opening Day. They include dipping into a minors or spring center, along with a source saying Tampa bay, Dunedin and Clearwater are among the feasible surrounding cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Nyc Yankees' Single-A crew, the Tampa bay Tarpons, play in Tampa bay, however it is not understood whether that would certainly be actually the probably home for the Rays. There are actually many various other minor league teams in the location, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the area and/or arena would likely need to have altering to serve pair of big league teams." It begins with the playing area and the safety of the ballpark on its own," MLB Athletes Organization executive director Tony Clark pointed out Friday before Activity 1 of the Collection. "Making certain that you can acquire the work done that you require to obtain carried out and also the surface area is actually reflective, as well as the ballpark is reflective, of major league specifications." The league is actually actually affecting an additional minors park, in Sacramento, California, to satisfy the Sports while their new stadium is actually being integrated in Las Vegas. The game is setting up a lawn area for much safer health conditions due to the summer season heat.As for the Rays, it's likewise feasible the MLB or Minor League Baseball schedule might must be a little become support a relocate to a different playground, yet the league possesses yet to choose an action. That ought to come just before the brand-new year." There was harm inside, too, and also our experts won't recognize specifically what is actually going to happen till they complete that process," Manfred claimed.