Yankees were winners as visitors for the first time in their spring training home

The Rays needed a rental stadium after Hurricane Milton tore off the roof panels at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Oct 9. The ballpark couldn’t be repaired quickly and the Rays made a deal with the Yankees to use their open-air 11,026-capacity spring training facility across the bay in Tampa. “I think this was for the good of baseball, for the good of the Rays,” Boone said. “I know their organization, our organization worked very well together in making it viable and it’s just the right thing to do on all fronts. When something like that storm happens, it’s bigger than obviously we compete hard against each other, they’re one of our main rivals but to do the right thing always feels good.”The Yankees’ generosity meant Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the rest of New York’s roster are spending four days in a cramped clubhouse while the Rays enjoy palatial surroundings. The visiting team dining area is usually the media cafe during spring training.“The only weird part was being on the other side of the field,” said Ben Rice, who had his first four-hit game. “The game itself is the same thing.”New York last winter completed a major
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