Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer rain at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field.

A pair of schedule changes by MLB on Monday will result in a unique start to the 2025 season for the Tampa Bay Rays. According to the Associated Press,

Tampa Bay is scheduled to play 13 of its first 16 games at home and 47 of 59 through May 28, then play 69 of its last 103 games on the road. The Rays are home for eight of 25 games in July and eight of 26 in August. A series scheduled at the Los Angeles ...

Tampa Bay will play at open-air Steinbrenner Field, the club's temporary home after damage to Tropicana Field.