.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 as well as covers MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Big League Baseball is actually wanting to understand by Xmas whether Tropicana Area will certainly be usable to begin the 2025 period after the roof covering was torn off through Typhoon Milton earlier this month.Speaking before Video game 2 of the Planet Collection on Saturday, Rob Manfred said the method to calculate whether well-timed repair services for the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium are actually possible is ongoing." They're still in the damage-assessment setting," Manfred stated. "They're making an effort to figure out how bad the harm is actually that needs to have to obtain done, and undoubtedly, it was certainly not merely the roof." Manfred indicated there are a number of choices readily available if Tropicana Area in St. Petersburg, Florida, isn't prepared for Position Time. They consist of playing at a minor league or even springtime facility, with a resource claiming Tampa bay, Dunedin as well as Clearwater are actually amongst the achievable nearby cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Nyc Yankees' Single-A team, the Tampa fl Tarpons, play in Tampa, however it is actually not known whether that will be actually the probably home for the Rays. There are actually several other minors teams in the area, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the field and/or coliseum will likely require altering to accommodate pair of majors groups." It begins along with the playing area as well as the safety of the ball park on its own," MLB Athletes Affiliation executive supervisor Tony Clark pointed out Friday before Game 1 of the Set. "Making certain that you may receive the work done that you require to get carried out which the surface is actually reflective, and also the ball park is actually reflective, of big league standards." The organization is already affecting another minor league playground, in Sacramento, California, to serve the Athletics while their brand-new stadium is actually being actually installed Sin city. The game is setting up a grass surface area for much safer ailments as a result of the summertime heat.As for the Rays, it's also achievable the MLB or Minors Baseball timetable might need to be actually slightly altered to satisfy a relocate to a different park, yet the organization possesses yet to determine a plan. That need to come before the brand new year." There was damage internally, too, and our experts won't recognize exactly what is actually heading to occur up until they complete that procedure," Manfred said.