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Sternberg, St. Pete Mayor Meet About Stadium; FanFest Draws 25,000

Rays Owner Stuart Sternberg on Friday held a "private meeting at an undisclosed location" with St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster regarding the organization wanting to explore stadium sites outside the city. The Rays and Foster in a joint statement said, "Today's conversation was a productive one and we anticipate continuing it in the coming weeks" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 2/16). It was their first meeting in over a year (THE DAILY). Meanwhile, the team yesterday held its annual FanFest at Tropicana Field, which was "crowded despite brewing tensions between St. Petersburg leaders and team officials" over the search for a new stadium site. Rays officials estimated that attendance for the day "was 25,000" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 2/17).

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