In the hours preceding the Commission meeting, the Rays sent what has been described as a warning letter claiming the team had “suspended work on the entire project” and not just the new stadium.

After 17 years of negotiations that led to historic votes this summer to build a new Rays stadium in St. Petersburg, the future of Major League Baseball may hang in the balance once again. Before Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday is a simple question: Whether to approve previously pledged financing for a share of the costs for a new $1.

Pinellas County leaders will vote on whether to release the bonds for a new Rays stadium Tuesday evening. The commission is scheduled to vote on $335 million worth of bonds to help cover the cost of the $1.