There is new reporting on a possible deal in the works and the Tampa group making a play to buy the team and build a stadium in Tampa.

One day after a Tampa businessman confirmed he is part of a team vying to purchase the Tampa Bay Rays, a local lawyer said he represents another group of potential suitors. Tampa attorney Carter McCain said he represents a group with local minority ownership interest led by someone who is well-respected within baseball circles and in the office of the Major League Baseball commissioner.

Tampa businessman Joe Molly is leading a group interested in buying the team and pursuing the St. Petersburg stadium deal that remains in the table.