Nicolas Villamil, sports business reporter with the Tampa Bay Times joins FOX 35’s Johnny Jackson via Zoom to break down his reporting on the Tampa Bay Rays considering a path to a permanent stadium deal that sidesteps the City of Tampa, whose City Council has shown hesitancy to fund their portion of the $975 million the Rays are requesting of public money for their $2.3 billion stadium project.

Posted July 17, 2026 3:28pm EDT