{"id":657176,"date":"2026-04-01T18:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657176\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:32:26","slug":"yankees-support-rays-plan-to-move-ballpark-to-hillsborough-college-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657176\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees support Rays plan to move ballpark to Hillsborough College site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 The New York Yankees have set aside the division rivalry and have come out in support of the Tampa Bay Rays&#8217; new ballpark plans. <\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees said they support the proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballpark project proposed to be constructed adjacent to the Yankees&#8217; spring training and Triple-A facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees said in a statement, \u201cWhile the Yankees compete with the Tampa Bay Rays on the field, we are partners here in Tampa Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read full statement<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1020632303\/Statement-From-New-York-Yankees#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Statement From New York Yankees on Scribd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Statement From New York Yankees <\/a> by <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/478258405\/Tampa-Bay-28#from_embed\" style=\"color: #098642; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"View Tampa Bay 28&#039;s profile on Scribd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tampa Bay 28 <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Obviously, the Rays responded favorably to the Yankees&#8217; support and posted on social media, &#8220;The Yankees support underscores the importance of strategic collaboration and long-term investment to deliver a first-class fan experience and ensure the enduring success of professional sports in Tampa Bay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the Yankees showed support for the plan, they also discussed continued funding commitments to other sports and Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees said in the statement, &#8220;We also trust that our municipal partners will retain previously earmarked funds for Tampa\u2019s other professional sports venues and continue to consider their needs in the decades to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay28.com\/sports\/rays-react-to-desantis-and-florida-cabinet-approving-state-land-for-new-stadium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On Feb. 24, the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved a land dea<\/a>l aimed at clearing the way for a potential new Tampa Bay Rays stadium and major redevelopment project in Tampa, with lawmakers also weighing tens of millions of dollars to help make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays have committed to covering 50% of the cost of a new stadium planned for the Hillsborough Community College campus on Dale Mabry.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay28.com\/news\/region-hillsborough\/tampa-bay-rays-stadium-deal-hinges-on-disputed-county-funding-source\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The source of the remaining funding<\/a>, potentially more than $1 billion, remains unresolved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/REBECCA.PETIT.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Suspect arrested for murder of Bartow man found in &#8216;pool of blood&#8217;: PCSO<\/p>\n<p>Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (PCSO) announced it arrested the suspect involved in the murder of a 56-year-old Bartow man found in a &#8220;pool of blood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arrest in &#8216;violent death&#8217; of Florida man found in &#8216;pool of blood&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 The New York Yankees have set aside the division rivalry and have come out in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2377],"tags":[10117,5,6610,36686,35960,19859,4,83951,297,2550,20413,68,2551,2549,10120,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-657176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-rays","8":"tag-abc-action-news","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-dale-mabry","11":"tag-hcc","12":"tag-hillsborough-college","13":"tag-hillsborough-county","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-play-ball","16":"tag-rays","17":"tag-tampa-bay","18":"tag-tampa-bay-local-news","19":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","20":"tag-tampabay","21":"tag-tampabayrays","22":"tag-wfts","23":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116330887046592326","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}