The Rays will play their 2025 home games at the Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Stuart Sternberg, the Rays’ principal owner, said in an interview that Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, is the best fit for the team and its fanbase. At about 11,000 seats, it’s also the largest of the spring training sites in the state.

The Rays’ home since 1998, the domed Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg was hit hard by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9, with most of its fabric roof shredded and water damage inside. The city of St. Petersburg, which owns the Trop, released an assessment of the damage and repair needs that estimated the cost at $55.7 million if it is to be ready for the start of the 2026 season.

The Yankees will receive about $15 million in revenue for hosting the Rays.

College basketball: player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 freshman from Canada who owns a spot in the Guinness record book as the world’s tallest teenager, is planning to redshirt.

NFL: The Chiefs are putting K Harrison Butker on IR with a knee injury, meaning he will miss at least four weeks. The team is expected to sign Spencer Shrader off the Jets’ practice squad head of Sunday’s game against the Bills.

Tennis: Top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy and No. 5 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. advanced to the semifinals at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. ... No. 18 Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. was fined a total of $120,000 but will not be suspended for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.