A group led by Florida-based real estate developer Patrick Zalupski closed on its purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, finalizing the sale of the team from former owner Stuart Sternberg. Major ...

No. 3, incoming CEO Ken Babby has successfully built relationships with politicians and community leaders in Akron and Jacksonville and got major stadium renovations accomplished as an owner of ...

The Tampa Bay Rays sale to a new ownership group led by Florida-based business executive Patrick Zalupski has been finalized.

Patrick Zalupski closed on the reported $1.7 billion purchase from Stuart Sternberg. And the first order of business for the new owner: Finding – and paying for – a place for his team to play.

Ken Babby, owner of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, also is part of the deal and will run day-to-day operations of the MLB team.

A group led by Florida-based real estate developer Patrick Zalupski closed on its purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, finalizing the sale of the team from former owner Stuart Sternberg. Major ...

“It’s an incredible honor to become the stewards of the Tampa Bay Rays, a franchise with a proud history and a bright future,” Zalupski said in a news release. “We are especially privileged to have ...

The sale of the Tampa Bay Rays has officially closed just days after Major League Baseball owners greenlit the transaction. The team, in a statement Tuesday afternoon, said that the deal to sell the ...

An ownership group led by Florida-based business executive Patrick Zalupski has closed on the purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays. The sale of the Rays to the group by former principal owner Stuart ...

With a sale of the team imminent, outgoing owner Stuart Sternberg says selling was hard but the right move for the Tampa Bay area: "My time had come." ...

The Rays’ season ended Sunday afternoon with a 13-4 loss to the American League East champion Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, a fittingly disappointing finish to a 77-85 season and a second straight year ...

Stuart Sternberg spent two decades steering the Tampa Bay Rays through highs, lows, and more “what now?” moments than a soap opera plot twist. He built a culture, helped turn the team into a contender ...