The city of St. Petersburg will spend about $6.5 million to clean up and protect Tropicana Field, the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton. The translucent fiberglass dome of the ballpark was shredded by the storm Oct. 9, leaving in doubt whether it can be repaired in time to open the 2025 season.
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An ongoing analysis will determine what it will take to fully repair the Trop, as it’s known locally, including the cost and timeline for completion. A complicating factor is the city’s plan to construct a new $1.3 billion ballpark that would open in 2028, part of a much largerthat was approved earlier this year. Under that deal, the Rays commit to remain in St. Petersburg another 30 years.
The two cleanup and mitigation contracts are $3.9 million to BMS CAT and $2.5 million to Hennessy Construction Services Corp., according to city documents. The money would be part of a projected $22 million deductible the city has with the Trop’s insurers, which will insist the building be protected from more damage.
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