Welch keeps swinging for new Rays deal

St. Petersburg is down to its last at-bat to provide a permanent home for the Rays, and as promised throughout his campaign and first month in office, Mayor Ken Welch is swinging for the fences.

During the St. Petersburg Economic Development Council’s (EDC) 5th annual meeting Thursday, Welch took to the podium inside the Don CeSar to officially announce that the city is fighting to keep its only major professional sports franchise.

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He sought donations of old basketball jerseys, shoes and other sports memorabilia from his alma mater.

He collected yearbooks, photographs, old newspapers, diplomas and awards, anything to preserve the history of a period in the city’s African-American history.

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