Tampa Bay Rays所有者 Stu Sternberg向佛罗里达开发商Patrick Zaluppski出售17亿美元的团队。 Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg sells team for $1.7 billion to Florida developer Patrick Zalupski.

Tampa Bay Rays所有者 Stu Sternberg同意将小组卖给佛罗里达开发商Patrick Zaluppski领导的一个集团,价值17亿美元,预计将在9月底前结束。 Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has agreed to sell the team to a group led by Florida developer Patrick Zalupski for $1.7 billion, expected to close by September. 扎鲁普斯基更喜欢把球队留在坦帕 而不是圣彼得堡 Zalupski prefers keeping the team in Tampa over St. Petersburg. 这笔交易最初是斯伯格在2004年以2亿美元的价格购买的, 需要MLB批准. The sale, originally purchased by Sternberg in 2004 for $200 million, needs MLB approval. 今后的体育场计划仍然不明确,因为热带田面临修理问题。 The future stadium plans remain unclear as Tropicana Field faces repair issues.