The Tampa Bay Rays have plans to purchase the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer club and gain control of Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg.
The Rays say that the decision to buy the Rowdies was a "business decision" and had nothing to do with the fact they they are in need of a new stadium site. They say that the decision had more to do with the fact that the Rays and the Rowdies share many of the same sponsors, but that isn't stopping fans from speculation
The Rowdies currently play in St. Petersburg on the waterfront, a few miles from the Tampa Bay Rays stadium.