<page_title> Sports in Florida </page_title> <section_title> Major league professional teams </section_title> <table> <cell> Tampa Bay Rays <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tropicana Field <col_header> Venue </col_header> </cell> <cell> St. Petersburg <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1998 <col_header> Founded </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Tampa Bay Rays began playing in 1998 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.