St. Petersburg City Council members voted unanimously Thursday evening to terminate its stadium deal with the Tampa Bay Rays and developer, Hines.

When MLB.com asked 90 big-league players who the fastest player in baseball is, 40 voted for Tampa Bay Rays rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson. Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. received 17 votes, and so did Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB) - The St. Petersburg City Council formally killed plans Thursday for a new stadium complex for the Tampa Bay Rays, four months after the team pulled out of the deal.

Two clubs in nearly identical positions in the playoff chase and with identical records meet on Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.

The City Council also approved a use agreement that includes $400K in annual rent to the city for use of Tropicana Field.

The St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously Thursday evening to terminate its stadium deal with the Tampa Bay Rays and developer, Hines.

The Athletic also reports: "Zalupski is expected to keep the team in the Tampa Bay area, with a strong preference to be in Tampa rather than St. Petersburg, the source said." Sternberg, who originally took control of the team in 2005,

TAMPA — Watching the Rays relievers falter and fail repeatedly through the two weeks leading up to the All-Star break, there was a natural reaction to suggest the team ditch most of them and do a massive bullpen makeover.