Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays said on Thursday it could take weeks to assess the damage to its ballpark which had nearly its entire roof torn off as Hurricane Milton cut a destructive path across Florida.

Tropicana Field saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida.

Hurricane Milton's powerful winds overnight Wednesday nearly ripped the entire roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' home ballpark, Tropicana Field, which had been set for use by workers responding to the storm.