Montreal

The Tampa Bay Rays this week are asking Major League Baseball’s executive council to move forward with a plan to split seasons between the greater Tampa Bay region and Montreal. Brian Auld says the team would pay half for a new stadium here.

Brian Auld said two open-air stadiums, one in the Tampa area and one in Montreal, could as much as double attendance at games.

Teams will be required to stay in a bubble and be tested daily for COVID-19, similar to the tight restrictions that allowed the NHL to complete its playoffs in two hub cities last year.

Auld said despite the obvious challenges of building two stadiums in two countries, it's a fight worth fighting.

Associated PressThe players' union says the Tampa Bay Rays would need its permission to play games in Montreal.Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week the…

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