Tropicana Field Ranked Worst MLB Stadium: Sports Illustrated

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — In a recent ranking of all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums, St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays, comes in dead last, according to Sports Illustrated.

“The Trop is so bad that, even though the Rays have reached the playoffs in four consecutive years, attendance is steadily declining,” the listing for Tropicana Field reads. “Tampa Bay attracted 1.51 million fans in 2013 but just 1.13 million last year. That’s 13,927 per game, third worst in the majors.”

A close second for the worst MLB stadium is Oakland Coliseum, where the A’s play.

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This California stadium “is just as charmless as Tropicana Field. But at least you can enjoy the sunshine and the stadium is conveniently located near public transportation,” Sports Illustrated said.

The No. 1 stadium on the list is Pennsylvania’s PNC Park, which the Pittsburgh Pirates call home.

Find the magazine’s full MLB stadium rankings here.

In St. Petersburg, plans to replace Tropicana Field are underway.

At the end of January, Mayor Ken Welch chose the Rays in partnership with Houston-based developer Hines out of four pitches to redevelop 86 acres in the Historic Gas Plant District, which includes the stadium.

With their lease at Tropicana Field expiring in 2027, the baseball team has promised that their proposed ballpark would be completed by 2028.

Though the terms of the agreement between the city and the Rays and Hines for the redevelopment project are being hashed out, the team has previously said their proposed stadium will have a fixed roof and will be available for entertainment and community events.