TAMPA, Fla. — The new owners of the Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to hold a press conference on Tuesday inside Steinbrenner Field.
The sale of the franchise to a Florida-based ownership group headed by business executive Patrick Zalupski was finalized on Sept. 28.
The ownership deal also includes the acquisition of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, a USL Championship soccer team.
Zalupski, founder and CEO of Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes Inc., leads a roster of high-profile partners, including Bill Cosgrove, CEO of Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage, and Ken Babby, founder and CEO of Fast Forward Sports Group.
Babby will serve as the Rays’ CEO, overseeing day-to-day operations, while Zalupski will serve as managing partner and share the role of co-chair with Cosgrove.
Zalupski, Cosgrove and Babby are scheduled to be at the press conference, which will start at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 7.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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