Tampa Bay, 'Kim Ha-sung's team,' invested 32.7 billion won to repair the roof of the dome stadium that was torn off by the hurricane

Tampa Bay, 'Kim Ha-sung's team,' invested 32.7 billion won to repair the roof of the dome stadium that was torn off by the hurricane

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The Tampa Bay Rays, a U.S. professional baseball team that includes Kim Ha-sung, will begin to restore their home stadium in earnest. 메이저놀이터

The St. Petersburg City Council in Florida announced on the 4th (Korea Standard Time) that it had approved $22.5 million (about 32.7 billion won) in budget to repair the roof of Tropicana Field, a domed stadium.

Tropicana Field, which Tampa Bay has used as a home since 1998, was severely damaged when its roof was torn off by Hurricane Milton, which hit the southeastern United States in October last year.

For this reason, Tampa Bay is using the nearby New York Yankees' spring camp training ground, George M. Steinbrenner Field, for the 2025 season home game.

Tampa Bay plans to use Tropicana Field again from the opening game of the 2026 season when it is restored.

Tropicana Field is known to cost a total of $55.7 million (about 81 billion won) to completely repair not only the roof but also the interior facilities.

In this situation, Tampa Bay recently withdrew its plan to build a new $1.3 billion stadium.

Tampa Bay was originally scheduled to play at Tropicana Field until 2027 and then move to a new stadium in 2028, but unexpected restoration costs caused problems in securing the budget for the new stadium.