Details about the repairs needed for Tropicana Field in the wake of Hurricane Milton have been released.

Per Marc Topkin and Colleen Wright of the Tampa Bay Times, an assessment report sent to St. Petersburg City Council members on Tuesday revealed the repairs can be completed in time for the start of the 2026 MLB season at an estimated cost of $55.7 million.

Hurricane Milton made landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast on Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm with winds in the range of 120 mph.

There were initially plans to use Tropicana Field as a base camp to support debris cleanup operations and temporarily house first responders, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters that plan changed due to concerns the stadium's roof wouldn't be able to withstand the hurricane winds:

"Tropicana Field is a routine staging area for these things. The roof on that ... I think it's rated for 110 mph and so the forecast changes, but as it became clear that there was going to be something of that magnitude that was going to be within the distance, they redeployed them out of Tropicana. There were no state assets that were inside Tropicana Field."

Videos and pictures after the hurricane showed the fabric covering from the roof ripped off, but the metal frame appeared to be mostly intact.

Topkin and Wright noted the report doesn't include all of the items to be repaired, with the roof being the most costly item to fix with a price tag of $23.6 million.

One key point Topkin and Wright did point out is it's unclear if the city of St. Petersburg will want to spend that much money to repair Tropicana Field for what will end up being two seasons of Rays baseball. They signed a deal to build a new ballpark in the city that is expected to be completed for the start of the 2028 season.

There is also the question of where the Rays will play in 2025. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters before Game 2 of the World Series that the league would like to have a plan in place by Christmas, with either a spring training complex or minor league park the most likely solution.

The Rays hold their spring training at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. The facility has a seating capacity of approximately 7,500.

There are no shortage of baseball stadiums in the state of Florida for the Rays to choose from as they look for a short-term home. Fifteen MLB teams hold spring training in the state.

Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, home of the New York Yankees, has the largest capacity of any stadium with the ability to seat over 11,000 fans.

The Rays will play their first home game of the 2025 regular season against the Colorado Rockies on March 27.