Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Capacity:

• 42,735 including tarp-covered seats
• 25,000 not including tarp-covered seats

Home team: Tampa Bay Rays

Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, Tropicana Field aka ‘The Trop’ is a domed stadium which is the home of Tampa Bay Rays of the Major League Baseball (MLB) an has been since the team’s inaugural season in 1998.

Opened in 1990, the stadium is the only non-retractable domed, and therefore the only year-round indoor venue in the MLB. Tropicana Field is the smalled MLB stadium by capaccity when obstructed view rows in the upper sections are covered with tarps.

The stadium features various dining options, multiple luxury suites, fan experiences including and interactive playground and a hitting and pitching simulator and an 11m (35-foot) tank (among the top 10 biggest tanks in the USA) with three different species of rays. Fans can view and learn about the rays throughout the game.

While currently being mainly used for baseball, the stadium has hosted several other sports including Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) home games between 1993 and 1996, NCAA basketball and Football games and Sprint Car events.