Seems like Tampa Bay Rays fans who chanted “sell the team” Opening Day at Steinbrenner Field may receive their wish thanks to a group of Jacksonville-based investors.

The BriefSources say Stu Sternberg has a deal in principle to sell the team to Patrick Zalupski for $1.7 billion.Hillsborough officials might only have one chance to cut a deal to find financing and land for a stadium.

The Athletic also reports: "Zalupski is expected to keep the team in the Tampa Bay area, with a strong preference to be in Tampa rather than St. Petersburg, the source said." Sternberg, who originally took control of the team in 2005,