Ranking the best in-game experiences for each MLB team

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ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 02: Pedro Severino #28 and Dillon Tate #55 of the Baltimore Orioles walk off the field after Tommy Pham #29 of the Tampa Bay Rays hit an RBI single in the 10th inning at Tropicana Field on September 02, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. The Rays won 5-4. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

Tampa Bay Rays: The Ted Williams Museum

There are 15 Major League Baseball stadiums that I have yet to visit, and of the 15 left on my list, I am least looking forward to visiting Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. In fact, I am holding out as long as possible in hopes that the Rays relocate or pull off a miracle and build themselves a new stadium before I am forced to spend money to visit their hideous domed excuse for a ballpark. There are no redeeming qualities when it comes to this place, and I know I’m not being too hard on The Trop because if there was anything even remotely nice about the place, Tampa Bay residents would actually be packing it in to see a very good team play.

To be fair to The Trop, it was never meant to be a permanent home for the Rays when they entered the league. There have been plans to replace it dating back over a decade. It cannot be stated enough how lousy the stadium is. When Pepsi bought out Tropicana, they didn’t even consider slapping their own name on the stadium.

If you like hanging catwalks that can knock down fly balls, in-play bullpens that are a tripping hazard, stark, dimly-lit concourses and lots of concrete, then make a trip to The Trop. Otherwise, just wait until the Rays move somewhere…anywhere.

The one thing worth going to The Trop to see is the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame. No one knew hitting better than The Splendid Splinter, and he did retire to Florida, so there’s no better place to exhibit his extensive baseball collection than Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay.

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