Rays Opening Stadium For Player Workouts Next Week
5 years agoThe Tampa Bay Rays will open Tropicana Field on Monday, May 25, for limited and mostly individual player workouts. It will be the first official action at a team facility since March 17 during an optional workout at the Port Charlotte spring training facility before it was shut down due to COVID-19. Players will be limited to using the field for playing catch, running and other cardio exercises and some light weight workouts. They won't be allowed to throw off mounds, hit in batting cages or go into the weight room or clubhouse, but those restrictions could be loosened in the coming weeks. Only players on the 40-man roster are invited, and they will be limited to small groups. MLB owners and players are negotiating for a potential return to play in early July, with a second phase of spring training starting several weeks before that. The Marlins opened their spring facilities in Florida on Tuesday for limited workouts.
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin