TAMPA — After Yandy Diaz took ball four in the bottom of the fifth inning, he faced the crowd as he unbuckled his shin guard and headed toward first base. His glare was aimed at a man wearing New York Yankee pinstripes seated in the first row near home plate, who Diaz said crossed a line by saying something about his family.

The commissioner acknowledged that the team will not move to a larger, neutral site should they host postseason games in 2025.

The Tampa Bay Rays play at George M. Steinbrenner Field this season, which is typically the spring training home of the New York Yankees.

TAMPA — When Hurricane Milton shredded Tropicana Field’s roof last fall, it made Rays home games susceptible to Florida’s summer weather for the first time in franchise history. On Sunday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field, the elements made themselves known with a signature Floridian combination.

Sternberg has been under pressure to sell the team after a deal to build a new stadium in St. Pete, at the site of the current Tropicana Field, fell through. The deal collapsed after Tropicana Field was badly damaged by Hurricane Milton in October.

If the Rays return to the postseason this year, they will play all their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Major League Baseball has decided the Rays can host potential playoff games at Steinbrenner Field,

Stuart Fairchild, the versatile outfielder acquired from the Braves Tuesday for cash considerations, will have to wait to make his Rays debut. Fairchild, also a solid platoon bat against left-handed pitching,

The Tampa Bay Rays will continue to keep things intimate if they advance to the postseason, with commissioner Rob Manfred saying Tuesday the club would play at George Steinbrenner Field in October. "Our rule has always been that people play in their home stadiums during the World Series,

The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles are in a rain delay. We'll have updates from Steinbrenner Field on the rain delay and weather forecast.