Hurricane Milton barreled into the west coast of Florida last month and left a path of destruction in its wake. This included the roof of Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays have played all of its home games since the team's inaugural season in 1998.

The team needed to find an alternate home ballpark after Tropicana Field sustained major damage from Hurricane Milton.

The Tampa Bay Rays will host 2025 regular-season games at George Steinbrenner Field -- the New York Yankees' spring training site -- because of damage Hurricane Milton caused to Tropicana Field, the team said Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Rays will be relocating to Steinbrenner Field — the spring training home of the division rival New York Yankees — for the 2025 season, after their ballpark sustained significant damage when Hurricane Milton struck the region in October.

The Rays will play their 2025 home games at the Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of Tropicana Field.

The Tampa Bay Rays will play the 2025 season at the New York Yankees' spring training home, Steinbrenner Field, the team announced Thursday. Marc Topkin