Tampa Bay Rays Fan Dick Vitale: Baseball Forever Campaign Is ‘Awesome, Baby’

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – While Dick Vitale may be best known for basketball, he’s been a Tampa Bay Rays season ticket holder since Day One.

The most famous Rays fan doesn’t sit secluded in a luxury suite away from prying eyes. He can be seen at the game (and many times on television) in his seat along the third-base line in Tropicana Field.

Vitale, the legendary baseball analyst and former collegiate and professional basketball coach, joined St. Petersburg’s Baseball Forever campaign in a new promotional video.

The video features Vitale, a longtime Manatee County resident, discussing the benefits of having Major League Baseball in the Tampa Bay area as well as the benefits of having a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark centrally located in St. Petersburg.

He shared his thoughts on the City of St. Petersburg’s master plan and the vision for the Tropicana Field site.

“You don’t want to forget about Sarasota; you don’t want to forget about Lakewood Ranch; you don’t want to forget about Bradenton,” Vitale said in the video. “Then you got Clearwater, you got the Tampa area. It’s perfectly located.”

The Baseball Forever Campaign is an initiative of the City of St. Petersburg, the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Petersburg residents and like-minded fans of the Tampa Bay Rays.

For more information, visit www.baseballforever.com.

Image and video via the City of St. Petersburg YouTube channel