Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was badly damaged Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton slammed the region. Video posted by CBS affiliate WTSP  showed that the fabric that serves as the domed building’s roof had been ripped to shreds, exposing the stadium lights.  

St. Petersburg Fire Rescue confirmed that there were no injuries in the incident. It was not immediately clear how much damage there was inside the stadium.

Drone video posted on social media showed the roof completely ripped to shreds with debris all over the field.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Dave Moore also posted images of the damaged stadium on social media.

WTSP reported that Tropicana Field had been hosting thousands of linemen and National Guard members as they prepared to respond to damage from the storm. Photos from earlier this week showed rows of cots covering the baseball diamond.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, said in a social media post that the staging area had already been relocated before the roof was damaged.

CBS Sports, citing the Rays media guide, reported that Tropicana Field features the world’s largest cable-supported domed roof and is “built to withstand winds of up to 115 miles per hour.”

According to the National Weather Service, Albert Whitted Airport, which is located about six minutes away from Tropicana Field, recorded wind gusts up to 101 mph during the 10 p.m. hour. 

The stadium, located in St. Petersburg,  opened in 1990 and initially cost $138 million, according to The Associated Press. It was due to be replaced in time for the 2028 season with a $1.3 billion ballpark.

After making landfall in Florida with a Category 3 status, Hurricane Milton weakened to a Category 1 storm and was expected to weaken as it moves over the Atlantic Ocean.

Rafael Nadal announced Thursday he will retire from tennis at age 38 following next month’s Davis Cup finals.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared with his rivals in the so-called Big Three, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

“Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true,” Nadal said in an announcement on social media. “I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best, of having made an effort in every way”

The Spaniard indicated his decision was related to persistent injury problems.

“The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end,” Nadal said.

Nadal’s unrelenting, physical style of play – every point pursued as though it were his last, sprinting and sliding into place for that high-bouncing bullwhip of a lefty forehand – made him one of the greats of the game and the unquestioned King of Clay, the slow, red surface on which he claimed his record 14 French Open championships.

That’s more than anyone, man or woman, won at any one of the sport’s four major tournaments, a dominance celebrated by a statue of Nadal that stands near the main entrance to the grounds of Roland Garros and in the shadow of its main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier.

Nadal added Thursday that he was excited to finish his career at the Davis Cup, which will be played in Malaga, Spain.

“I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country,” he said. “I think I’ve come full circle since one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Seville in 2004.”

Nadal has not played since the Paris Olympics, where he lost to old rival Djokovic in the second round of the singles tournament and reached the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.

“I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined,” he said.

In 2022, Nadal won his 14th French Open singles title at the age of 36. At the time, he told “CBS Mornings” he “couldn’t be happier” — despite playing through pain.

“Well, I’m used to it, first of all,” he told CBS. “At the end of the day, it’s about passion and about how much you love what you do. And doing it all my tennis career, I think I had the determination to keep going. 

“It doesn’t matter the situation that brings me to the position that I am today, that is unexpected without a doubt because at the age of 36, I thought I would be doing other things, not playing tennis… But here I am, and I couldn’t be happier,” he said.