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The owners had set a Monday deadline to reach a deal and salvage Opening Day on March 31 and a full 162-game schedule.

A 2018 effort to lure the team there from St. Petersburg stalled and eventually failed over funding disagreements with the county.

A 2018 effort to lure the team there from St. Petersburg stalled and eventually failed over funding disagreements with the county.

According to a Rollins College professor, the Florida Sports Foundation estimates the entire spring training season brings in about $687 million to the state.

Spring training workouts were to have begun this week, with the first games scheduled starting Feb. 26.

Spring training workouts were to have started on Wednesday.

Spring training workouts are to start Feb. 16, and baseball’s ninth work stoppage could threaten opening day on March 31.

The beloved Red Sox player who helped put an end to the "Curse of the Bambino" was voted into the elite group in his first year on the ballot. Bonds and Clemens fell short in their final year.

Following the announcement, mayors for both Tampa and St. Petersburg expressed optimism that a new stadium deal could be worked out to keep the Rays in the Tampa Bay area.

The New York Yankees plan to name Rachel Balkovec as manager of their Low-A squad, the Tampa Tarpons.

Kiké Hernandez's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Red Sox to 6-5 win over the Rays, eliminating the Rays in four games.

The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6-2 in the American League wild-card playoff game and will face Tampa Bay, with Games 1 and 2 at Tropicana Field.