TAMPA, Fla. — Community leaders are continuing their fight to restore the historic Yellow Jackets Little League, a team that has been a source of pride in West Tampa for decades.
The Yellow Jackets were displaced several years ago to make way for the massive Rome Yard redevelopment project. Now, the city of Tampa has carved out $1.5 million in its 2025–2026 budget to “make the team whole.”
Robin Lockett, Florida Rising’s regional director and a longtime supporter, says the goal is to give the Yellow Jackets the same — or better — facilities they had before the move…