Once again, the future of the Tampa Bay Rays is murky. On Thursday, Rays owner Stu Sternberg announced the team will not move forward with plans to construct a new $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg,

In the wake of the Tampa Bay Rays’ announcement that they won’t move forward with the current stadium deal in St. Petersburg, many elected officials around the bay echoed the same response: disappointment. Others lambasted what they considered a bad deal for taxpayers from the start.

With the Rays unable to play at Tropicana Field amid the serious damage it sustained from Hurricane Milton, the team's future in Tampa-St. Pete is in serious doubt. The move to walk away from the public-private stadium agreement has left the franchise with a few options.