Rays push back on county ultimatum: Stadium agreement 'in effect'
(Photo credit: Satellite image copy;2024 Maxar Technologies / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)In response to an ultimatum from the Pinellas County (Fla.) Commission last week, Tampa Bay Rays ownership said in a letter Monday that its deal to build a new $1.3 billion ballpark is still "in effect."
The letter was the latest salvo in a verbal back-and-forth between the MLB franchise and the county.
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