Ducky’s Sports Bar 1719 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa This sports bar features multiple 60 inch TV screens to watch the game on. Guests can enjoy daily drink specials, live music and four-lane mini bowling. Photo via Duckys/Google Maps
Ducky’s Sports Lounge is closing its flagship West Kennedy location.

The Tampa bar co-owned by Rays player Evan Longoria and known for its mini-bowling announced its closure on social media last Tuesday, thanking patrons for 12 years of support. Ducky’s lease on its building at 1719 W Kennedy Blvd. is ending, per WFLA. A final day was not announced.

Longoria’s retirement from the Rays was also announced this week. The Associated Press called the third baseman “the greatest player in franchise history,” reporting that he’ll sign a one-day contract with his first team to end his career on June 7.

Ducky’s spot in Tampa International Airport’s A terminal will still be open.

For a time starting in 2016, Rays fans could get crab cakes, turkey wraps or salad from the Ducky’s Deck in now-defunct Tropicana Field.

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This article appears in May 8-14, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...