Tampa International Airport braces for World Series crowds as fans arrive Games 3, 4 and 5

Tampa International Airport is ready to see an influx of passengers coming through for the World Series.The airport's World Series projections show a higher-than-normal passenger count of 78,000 people coming through on Sunday and another 79,000 arriving Monday.Here are the World Series projections provided by TPA: Wed 10/21: 57,358 Thu 10/22: 63,688 Fri 10/23: 68,632 Sat 10/24: 61,024 Sun 10/25: 78,258 Mon 10/26: 79,256 Tue 10/27: 51,964 Wed 10/28: 56,790Among those travelers is Rick Gordon, Tampa Bay 28 anchor Nadeen Yanes spoke with in Milwaukee as he waited to board his flight to Tampa late Sunday night. A lifelong Brewers fan, Gordon also bought a second home in Dunedin two years ago. He's coming to Games 3 and 4 at the Tropicana Field with his son. Gordon survived colon cancer in 2022, and his son survived a head-on car crash a year and a half later. These next few games mean so much to both of them."Life is precious and we are living it to the fullest and the fact this world ser