"The Rays are here to stay... finally!" — a sentiment shared by many Tuesday in St. Petersburg as a collective exhale was released in announcing a new, $1.3 billion ballpark in the downtown area. Since the spring of 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays have been working toward a new stadium. In the more than 15 years since the initial announcement to move the team from Tropicana Field, there has been back-and-forth and uncertainty surrounding a deal between St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and the Rays. For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/mlb/rays/tampa-bay-rays-new-stadium-deal-st-petersburg-gas-plant-district/67-00cf31b8-314a-4a0f-a484-d4a767edb11f ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay