On Tuesday, Pinellas County Commissioners are scheduled to vote to issue bonds to help pay for the new Rays stadium. The money would come from the tourist bed tax.

With a crucial vote scheduled Tuesday for the Pinellas County Commission on previously-delayed stadium bonds, the Tampa Bay Rays’ owner is saying a move to another city isn’t off the table. The commission is scheduled to vote on the $335 million worth of bonds to help build a new $1.

A Pinellas County commissioner will vote against issuing the bonds necessary to finance the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal after the team announced it will play its 2025 season in Tampa.

Where the Tampa Bay Rays play in the coming years has been a point of discussion in recent weeks, what with Hurricane Milton wreaking havoc on The Trop, the Rays needing to play in a minor-league park in 2025 and their move to a new ballpark for the 2028 season.

At the time, the moment seemed unremarkable. A ground ball to Taylor Walls. An underhand flip to Jose Caballero to force Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at second base. A completed 4-3 Rays victory in their final home game of a frustrating 2024 season.