.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Workers WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and also covers MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Big League Baseball is hoping to know through Christmas whether Tropicana Field will be actually playable to begin the 2025 period after the roofing was actually detached by Hurricane Milton earlier this month.Speaking just before Video game 2 of the Planet Collection on Sunday, administrator Rob Manfred stated the procedure to determine whether prompt repair services for the Tampa Gulf Rays' stadium are feasible is actually continuous." They're still in the damage-assessment mode," Manfred mentioned. "They're making an effort to identify exactly how bad the damage is actually that needs to acquire done, as well as definitely, it was not just the roof." Manfred indicated there are actually several alternatives accessible if Tropicana Industry in St. Petersburg, Florida, isn't ready for Opening Day. They include playing at a minors or springtime location, along with a source pointing out Tampa fl, Dunedin and also Clearwater are actually among the possible close-by cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe New York Yankees' Single-A team, the Tampa florida Tarpons, play in Tampa bay, yet it is certainly not recognized whether that will be actually the most likely home for the Rays. There are actually a number of various other minor league teams in the location, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the industry and/or coliseum would likely need to have becoming satisfy pair of majors crews." It begins along with the having fun surface and the protection of the ball park itself," MLB Players Association executive supervisor Tony Clark mentioned Friday before Activity 1 of the Set. "Making sure that you can easily acquire the work done that you require to receive done and that the surface is actually reflective, as well as the ball park is actually reflective, of major league criteria." The game is actually currently affecting yet another minor league playground, in Sacramento, The golden state, to accommodate the Athletics while their brand new coliseum is actually being installed Las Vegas. The league is actually putting up a lawn area for much safer disorders because of the summertime heat.As for the Rays, it's likewise achievable the MLB or even Minor League Baseball schedule might need to be a little altered to support a relocate to a various park, however the game possesses however, to choose a plan. That need to happen before the new year." There was damages inside, as well, as well as our company won't recognize precisely what's mosting likely to take place up until they accomplish that procedure," Manfred said.