Tropicana Field

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg is the fixed-dome home of the Tampa Bay Rays, the last stadium of its kind left in Major League Baseball. Its white, cable-supported roof and exposed catwalks give it a look no other current ballpark shares, along with a controlled, air-conditioned environment that's a relief in Florida's summer heat. The Rays have built a scrappy, small-market identity inside the Trop, leaning on defense, pitching, and creative roster-building rather than big spending. Quirky in-play catwalk rules and a loyal but often modest-sized crowd give games there a distinct, low-key charm compared to open-air parks.

The building opened in March 1990 as the Florida Suncoast Dome, was briefly renamed the ThunderDome when the NHL's expansion Tampa Bay Lightning played there in the 1990s, and became Tropicana Field when the expansion Devil Rays debuted in 1998. Its signature season came in 2008, when the renamed Rays rode a young core to their first American League pennant before falling to the Phillies in the World Series. In October 2024, Hurricane Milton tore off large sections of the roof membrane, forcing the Rays to play their entire 2025 home schedule at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. A roughly $60 million repair restored the roof, and the Rays returned to Tropicana Field in April 2026, with the team's long-term stadium future still an open question in the Tampa Bay area.