Milton shreds roof of Tropicana Field, home of baseball's Tampa Bay Rays
Hurricane Milton's powerful winds overnight Wednesday severely damaged the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark, Tropicana Field, which had been set for use by workers responding to the storm.
Hurricane Milton's powerful winds overnight Wednesday severely damaged the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark, Tropicana Field, which had been set for use by workers responding to the storm.
Overhead television and still images of the domed stadium in St. Petersburg showed massive swaths of its paneled roof were torn off by 100-plus mph winds.
The stadium's playing field and stands could be seen in that overheard footage, through where panels once were. It wasn't immediately clear if the stadium's interior suffered any major damage.
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The high winds also toppled a construction crane at 400 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg, about three-quarters of a mile from Tropicana Field, officials said.
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