TAMPA, Fla. - Decaying pavement and cracked seats are not what Hillsborough commissioners want to show to the actual Yankees or to the Yankees fans who come to visit.

"Every year I meet folks that come down from New York, New Jersey, other places, and they stay here for the entire month," said Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan.

There are two dozen changes the Yankees want to make to Steinbrenner Field, with the two biggest being a new $4.5 million scoreboard for next season and a $2.5 million redo of the front plaza.

What they're saying:

Commissioners voted 6-1, with Donna Cameron Cepeda voting no, to approve funding for upgrades to Steinbrenner Field.

Though, Commissioner Josh Wostal is against stadium subsidies, he voted yes for one reason.

"[It] requires us to maintain

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