.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Personnel WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 as well as covers MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Major League Baseball is wishing to know by Christmas time whether Tropicana Field will definitely be actually usable to begin the 2025 time after the roofing system was actually torn off by Typhoon Milton earlier this month.Speaking prior to Activity 2 of the Planet Series on Saturday, administrator Rob Manfred said the process to establish whether well-timed repair services for the Tampa fl Bay Rays' arena are practical is ongoing." They are actually still in the damage-assessment method," Manfred pointed out. "They're trying to figure out just how negative the damages is actually that needs to have to get carried out, and certainly, it was actually certainly not simply the rooftop." Manfred indicated there are actually a number of possibilities accessible if Tropicana Industry in St. Petersburg, Fla, isn't all set for Opening Day. They consist of playing at a minor league or spring facility, with a source pointing out Tampa fl, Dunedin as well as Clearwater are actually amongst the achievable nearby cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe New York Yankees' Single-A group, the Tampa bay Tarpons, play in Tampa, however it is certainly not understood whether that would certainly be actually the likely home for the Rays. There are actually many various other minor league crews in the area, as well.Wherever the Rays play, the field and/or arena would likely need altering to satisfy pair of majors teams." It starts along with the playing area and also the security of the ball park itself," MLB Players Association exec supervisor Tony Clark mentioned Friday prior to Video game 1 of the Set. "Guaranteeing that you can easily receive the work done that you require to obtain done which the area is reflective, and also the ball park is actually reflective, of big league specifications." The organization is actually already modifying yet another minor league playground, in Sacramento, California, to serve the Athletics while their brand-new arena is being integrated in Sin city. The league is actually putting in a lawn area for safer ailments as a result of the summer months heat.As for the Rays, it is actually also achievable the MLB or Minors Baseball schedule may have to be a little altered to accommodate a transfer to a various playground, but the league possesses yet to make a decision an action. That ought to happen before the brand new year." There was damages inside, at the same time, and also we will not recognize precisely what is actually going to take place until they complete that method," Manfred pointed out.