.Jesse Rogers, ESPN Team WriterOct 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and also covers MLB for ESPN.com.LOS ANGELES-- Big League Baseball is wishing to know by X-mas whether Tropicana Industry will be actually usable to start the 2025 season after the roof covering was actually detached through Typhoon Milton earlier this month.Speaking prior to Video game 2 of the Planet Series on Saturday, commissioner Rob Manfred mentioned the process to determine whether timely fixings for the Tampa fl Gulf Rays' coliseum are possible is actually on-going." They are actually still in the damage-assessment mode," Manfred claimed. "They're making an effort to determine exactly how negative the harm is actually that needs to have to obtain done, and clearly, it was not just the roofing system." Manfred showed there are actually numerous choices on call if Tropicana Area in St. Petersburg, Fla, isn't all set for Opening Day. They consist of playing at a minor league or even springtime location, with a source saying Tampa fl, Dunedin and Clearwater are among the possible neighboring cities.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe New York Yankees' Single-A group, the Tampa bay Tarpons, play in Tampa bay, however it is not known whether that will be actually the very likely home for the Rays. There are actually a number of other minors teams in the area, as well.Wherever the Rays participate in, the area and/or stadium would likely require altering to support two major league groups." It begins with the playing area and the security of the ballpark on its own," MLB Athletes Organization executive supervisor Tony Clark mentioned Friday just before Activity 1 of the Series. "Guaranteeing that you can easily receive the work carried out that you need to get performed and that the surface area is actually reflective, and the ballpark is actually reflective, of major league standards." The game is currently changing one more minors playground, in Sacramento, The golden state, to serve the Athletics while their brand-new stadium is actually being constructed in Sin city. The game is putting in a lawn surface for more secure problems due to the summer heat.As for the Rays, it's likewise possible the MLB or Minors Baseball schedule could have to be actually somewhat become support a move to a different park, however the organization has yet to choose an action. That ought to happen just before the brand-new year." There was harm inside, also, and also our experts will not understand exactly what is actually going to happen until they accomplish that process," Manfred mentioned.