As he considers walking away from a stadium deal in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg is being pressured to sell his team by commissioner Rob Manfred and some other owners, people briefed on the ownership-level conversations who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic.

In five major league seasons with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, the left-hander appeared in 59 games — including one in the 1953 World Series.