Group of investors ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays and move team to Orlando
The Orlando Dreamers — a group of investors trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to Central Florida — are ready to pounce.
Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal falls through. Could the team be on the move?
A deal to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays fell through. Pressure is reportedly mounting on the Rays owner to sell the team. Salt Lake City is among cities looking to land a major league baseball franchise.
If not the Trop, where could Rays play in Tampa Bay — and elsewhere?
When the Rays and development partner Hines were selected to redevelop the Gas Plant District last year, elected officials and baseball fans across Tampa Bay had hoped it would end years of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the site and the team’s future in the region.
Orlando group eyes move for Tampa Bay Rays, though political buy-in unclear
With the apparent collapse of the long-negotiated St. Petersburg deal for the Rays, an Orlando group hoping to bring big-league baseball to the City Beautiful said Friday it has an “anchor investor” to buy the team, and property secured to build a stadium.
Tampa Bay Rays say team will not move forward with stadium deal
The Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday that they will not proceed with the new stadium and surrounding development.
Orlando Dreamers say they have an ownership group ready to buy an MLB team
The @OrlandoDreamers say it has a “financing structure” that will provide “approximately $1 billion towards stadium construction costs.” The plan remains to build the stadium near @SeaWorld. Once again it feels like bringing a @MLB team to Orlando is gaining a little more steam https://t.co/iCB2bIU0C8 pic.twitter.com/uGse8MjYI0
MLB to Orlando more probable as Dreamers make push to buy the Tampa Bay Rays
After the Tampa Bay Rays announced they were walking away from their stadium deal, this opened the door for the Orlando Dreamers group, now led by Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.
Tampa and Orlando line up to make a pitch to bring the Rays to their city
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Orlando has an owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays after they back out of St. Pete stadium deal
A source with the Orlando Dreamers says they have a majority owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays and move them to Orlando.
MLB in Orlando? City makes strong bid for franchise as Tampa Bay Rays search for new home
The Tampa Bay Rays are searching for a new home after hurricane damage to Tropicana Field, with Tampa and Orlando emerging as top contenders.
Orlando emerges as a potential destination for the Rays
Through an effort called Orlando Dreamers, an ownership group previously unveiled a stadium design in January 2025, and now that the Rays do not have a clear future in Tampa Bay,
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