• Associated Press

Nov 25, 2024, 05:10 PM ET

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the

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    Tampa Bay heads into the All-Star break with a 10-game trip to Minnesota, Detroit and Boston and has a 12-game trip to the Angels, Seattle, Oakland and San Francisco from Aug. 4-17.

    Tropicana Field, the Rays’ home since the team started play in 1998, was heavily damaged by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9, with most of its fabric roof shredded. The Rays cannot return to the Trop until 2026 at the earliest, if at all.

    Tampa’s average monthly rainfall from 1991 to 2020 was 2.25 inches in April and 2.60 in May, according to the National Weather Service, then rose to 7.37 in June, 7.75 in July and 9.03 in August before falling to 6.09 in September.

    The Class A Tampa Tarpons, the usual team at Steinbrenner Field, had six home postponements, two cancellations and four suspended games this year from June 21 through their season finale on Sept. 8.

    The Rays are now scheduled to play their first six games at home against Colorado and Pittsburgh, go to Texas for a three-game series, then return for a 13-game homestand against the Angels, Atlanta, Boston and the New York Yankees.

    The Tarpons will play their home games on a back field.