City of St. Pete provides update on Tropicana Field repairs

Crews are working on roof repairs at Tropicana Field.

The roof of the ballpark was ripped off during Hurricane Milton last year.

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Crews reinstalled several panels, and the city said the roof should be completely repaired by the end of the year.

"I would hate to see baseball leave St. Pete, and particularly Babe Ruth, put St. Pete on the map. Before that, it was sort of a sleepy town," said Tim Reid, who loves baseball.

Tim Reid is a Babe Ruth historian, and needless to say, a big fan of baseball, which is why he checks on Tropicana Field.

"I've been looking at it periodically since the hurricane, and they are making some progress," said Reid.

Within the last few weeks, the stadium roof has started to transform.

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