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Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Dr
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Opened: March 3, 1990
Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) is a multi-purpose domed stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The stadium has been the home of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium is also used for college football, and from December 2008 to December 2017 was the home of the St. Petersburg Bowl, an annual postseason bowl game. The venue is currently the only non-retractable domed stadium in Major League Baseball, making it the only year-round indoor venue in MLB. Tropicana Field is the smallest MLB stadium by seating capacity when obstructed-view rows in the uppermost sections are covered with tarps as they are for most Rays games.

Tropicana Field opened in 1990 and was originally known as the Florida Suncoast Dome. In 1993, the Tampa Bay Lightning moved to the facility and its name was changed to the ThunderDome until the team moved to their new home in downtown Tampa in 1996. In October 1996, Tropicana Products, a fruit juice company then based in nearby Bradenton, signed a 30-year naming rights deal.

In 1998, Tropicana Field was a regional final site for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. A year later the stadium played host to the 1999 Final Four which saw the Connecticut Huskies beat the Duke Blue Devils 77-74 for the championship. Subsequently, no other NCAA men's basketball game has been played at Tropicana Field.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 29, 1999Duke @ Uconn #74 - 77
Mar 27, 1999Michigan St. @ Duke #62 - 68
Mar 27, 1999Ohio State @ Uconn #58 - 64
Mar 22, 1998Duke @ Kentucky $84 - 86
Mar 20, 1998Syracuse @ Duke #67 - 80
Mar 20, 1998UCLA @ Kentucky #68 - 94
Dec 9, 1995Florida State @ DePaul 85 - 80
Dec 9, 1995South Florida @ George Washington 69 - 71
Mar 20, 1994Kentucky @ Marquette $63 - 75
Mar 20, 1994Michigan St. @ Duke #74 - 85

# - 1998-99 NCAA Tournament
$ - 1997-98 NCAA Tournament