ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is no Tropicana Field controversy as far as Bruce Reynolds is concerned. Bruce has nothing but love for the Trop. So much so, he wrote a book about it.

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Rays game day host Bruce Reynolds loves Tropicana Field so much, he wrote a book about it

There Is No Place Like Dome chronicles Bruce’s nearly two decades as a Tropicana Field Fan Host

Bruce is returning to his home game duties in section 116, 118 after a year away while the Trop recovered from the effects of Hurricane Milton

There Is No Place Like Dome chronicles Bruce’s nearly two decades as a Tropicana Field Fan Host.

In the book, Bruce shared his love of the Trop, of meeting fans that became friends and how it’s the most unique home field in all of Major League Baseball. That’s why when Hurricane Milton tore it down, like many, Bruce was devastated.

The tattered roof atop the Trop became a symbol for all that was lost during Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across the state. Torn to shreds in the middle of the night, the destruction forced the Rays to play an entire season in the New York Yankees spring training facility. And it took a huge commitment and a lot of hurdles to bring the Rays back home.

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“Purely from a baseball standpoint, home is home,” Rays President of Baseball Operations Erik Neander said. “Not just a roster construction built for a certain building, but home being home is a bigger deal than maybe we appreciated or thought of prior to a year doing it somewhere else.”

The team isn’t the only one excited about the return to the Trop. Bruce and his fellow co-workers can’t wait.

“I can’t affect or impact what goes on the field, but I hope we have entertained people enough that regardless of the score, they’ve had a good time and they want to come back again,” Bruce said.

He has missed the fans. He has missed the games. But mostly, he’s missed the Trop and all that it stands for. If these walls could talk, they’d say plenty.

“She has seen the joy and flow of liquid and tears of champagne of pennant clinching times,” Bruce said. “And then there were the tears of Hurricane Milton and everything in between.”