ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays will return to Port Charlotte for spring coaching in 2024 after relocating this yr due to in depth harm their crew coaching amenities suffered throughout Hurricane Ian.
The Rays had educated since 2009 at Charlotte Sports Park, which is about 80 miles (50 km) south of their regular-season dwelling of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Tampa Bay used the previous Atlanta Braves’ advanced on the ESPN Wide World of Sports facility in Kissimmee in 2023 for early exercises and one recreation towards the New York Yankees earlier than enjoying the remainder of its dwelling spring coaching video games at Tropicana Field.
The Rays will play 13 dwelling exhibition video games beginning Feb. 24 towards Atlanta, with their last matchup on the domed stadium on March 26 towards Detroit.
Tampa Bay additionally will play two video games within the Dominican Republic towards Boston on March 9-10. It will the Rays’ first journey there.
Hurricane Ian was a class 5 storm that made landfall in southwest Florida in September 2022.
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