{"id":334599,"date":"2026-07-09T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334599\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:21:15","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-show-off-interior-of-planned-tampa-ballpark-in-new-renderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/334599\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays show off interior of planned Tampa ballpark in new renderings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rays on Wednesday provided the first look inside the planned new $2.3B Tampa ballpark<\/a> that would open in 2029, and \u201cit is eye-catching,\u201d according to Marc Topkin of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. What \u201cstand out most are views of the sky through the transparent fixed roof, with renderings showing fans watching the game while airplanes fly and lightning flashes overhead.\u201d The idea is to \u201ccreate an indoor\/outdoor ballpark experience,\u201d and the Rays feel that they have \u201cdone so using state-of-the-art ETFE material and proprietary technology in the first-of-its-kind roof design.\u201d Other planned features include an \u201cintimate design that will put fans closer to the action, some nearer to home plate than the pitchers; two video boards among the largest and most technologically advanced in the industry; club areas adjacent to both bullpens; and a new version of the popular ray tank in the form of a larger and deeper aquarium feature.\u201d The ballpark is \u201cexpected to have around 30,000 fixed seats with a total baseball capacity in the low-to mid-30,000s and the flexibility to hold a series of other events.\u201d The primary entrance will be an \u201cacre-sized plaza beyond centerfield.\u201d There also will be a \u201clarge bar overlooking centerfield, positioned above a hitting background that retracts when a game is not going on.\u201d The five renderings by Populous are the \u201cfirst of a planned series to be released in coming weeks showing other aspects of the planned project\u201d (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 7\/8<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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