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2. Expansion of Major League Baseball - Wikipedia

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   The Montreal Expos, a 1969 expansion team, played for 36 seasons in the NL East before relocating to Washington, D.C., in 2004, becoming the Washington Nationals. In 2019, the Rays received permission to explore splitting their seasons between Tampa Bay and Montreal. [69] MLB rejected the Rays' plan in January 2022. [70]

3. 1998 Major League Baseball expansion - Wikipedia

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   Other cities mentioned as potential expansion locations which did not officially submit an application to the league included Charlotte and Washington. [2] After whittling down the field to four finalists (Northern Virginia, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa Bay), MLB announced Phoenix and Tampa Bay as the two expansion franchises on March 9, 1995. [4]

4. Tampa Bay Rays - Wikipedia

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   The Tampa Bay area has a long association with amateur and professional baseball. Tampa and St. Petersburg were among the first hosts of Major League Baseball spring training in the 1910s, the Tampa Smokers and St. Petersburg Saints were two of the founding members of the minor league Florida State League (FSL) in 1919, and several other communities in the area also hosted FSL teams in the ...

5. 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft - Wikipedia

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   On November 18, 1997, Major League Baseball (MLB) held an expansion draft to allow two expansion teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, to build their rosters prior to debuting in the National League West and American League East divisions, respectively, in the 1998 MLB season.

6. History of the Tampa Bay Rays - Wikipedia

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   Following nearly three decades of unsuccessfully trying to gain an expansion franchise or enticing existing teams to relocate to the Tampa Bay area, an ownership group led by Vince Naimoli was approved on March 9, 1995. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays began play in the 1998 Major League Baseball season.

7. Group led by ex-Jazz owner Gail Miller wants to bring MLB ...

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   The Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays, two teams with significant, sustained attendance issues, have stadium leases up in a few years (A's in 2024, Rays in 2027). Both want new stadiums but ...

8. Sports in the Tampa Bay area - Wikipedia

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   The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL began play in old Tampa Stadium in 1976 as an expansion team. After losing an NFL-record 26 straight games to begin their existence, the Bucs reached the 1979 NFC Championship game only to sink back into futility with an NFL-record 14 straight losing seasons through the 1980s and early 1990s.

9. List of Tampa Bay Rays seasons - Wikipedia

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   The team was originally known as the "Tampa Bay Devil Rays", which was inspired by a common nickname of the manta ray, but after the 2007 season, they shortened their official name to the "Tampa Bay Rays." [2] Tampa Bay made their Major League debut in 1998, where they were an expansion team. [3] For their first ten seasons, Tampa Bay struggled ...