Orlando group eyes move for Tampa Bay Rays

Group of investors ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays and move team to Orlando
The Orlando Dreamers — a group of investors trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to Central Florida — are ready to pounce.
Orlando group eyes move for Tampa Bay Rays, though political buy-in unclear
With the apparent collapse of the long-negotiated St. Petersburg deal for the Rays, an Orlando group hoping to bring big-league baseball to the City Beautiful said Friday it has an “anchor investor” to buy the team, and property secured to build a stadium.
MLB in Orlando? City makes strong bid for franchise as Tampa Bay Rays search for new home
The Tampa Bay Rays are searching for a new home after hurricane damage to Tropicana Field, with Tampa and Orlando emerging as top contenders.
Tampa, Orlando line up to make pitch to bring Rays to their city
The development deal to build the Tampa Bay Rays a new stadium in St. Petersburg appears to be dead. Now, other groups are lining up to buy the team and take it to another city.
Orlando Dreamers say they have an ownership group ready to buy an MLB team
The @OrlandoDreamers say it has a “financing structure” that will provide “approximately $1 billion towards stadium construction costs.” The plan remains to build the stadium near @SeaWorld. Once again it feels like bringing a @MLB team to Orlando is gaining a little more steam https://t.co/iCB2bIU0C8 pic.twitter.com/uGse8MjYI0
Group trying to bring MLB to Orlando ready to pounce after Rays new stadium deal falls through
The Orlando Dreamers — led by MLB Hall of Famer Barry Larkin — confirmed they’ve identified an anchor investor to purchase a team and fund the $1.7 billion domed stadium project on a plot of land next to Aquatica water park in Orange County.
MLB in Orlando? City making strong bid for franchise
The Tampa Bay Rays are officially looking for a new home after backing out of their stadium deal with St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. The team must relocate due to significant hurricane damage to Tropicana Field’s roof.
Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal falls through. Could the team be on the move?
Pressure is reportedly mounting on owner Stu Sternberg to sell the team as several cities, including Salt Lake City, try to land an expansion MLB franchise.
Orlando has an owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays after they back out of St. Pete stadium deal
A source with the Orlando Dreamers says they have a majority owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays and move them to Orlando.
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