Rays Your Voice: Stadium contract approved by St. Pete City Council

One of the biggest hurdles in a decades-long stadium saga has been cleared. The St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 yesterday to move forward with the Rays/Hines development plan for the Historic Gas Plant District, which calls for a new baseball stadium for the team.

Danny Russell is back on the show this week to discuss the details of this deal and what it means for the Rays and the people of St. Petersburg.

We also discuss some of the more interesting names in the Rays’ 2024 draft, including their early picks Theo Gillen and Emilien Pitre, as well as some interesting names in the later rounds.

To close out the show, we discuss the start of the second half, which begins tonight in the Bronx. The Rays start the second half at 48-48, and it will take a lot to make the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. Danny and I discuss the possibilities of getting back into the championship race and how the upcoming transfer deadline could affect their current and future plans.

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