It was a two-year project, an extreme makeover designed to keep spring-training, regular-season and developmental operations running while the CenturyLink Sports Complex and Hammond Stadium were renovated and expanded — a project that earned Ballpark Digest’s Best Major Ballpark Renovation of 2015. (more…)
New owners usually mean ballpark changes, and that was especially true this past season, when the St. Louis Cardinals took over the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and immediately committed to significantly enhancing the fan experience. The extensive improvements earned AutoZone Park Ballpark Digest’s Best Ballpark Renovation (Over $6M/Under $20M) for 2015. (more…)
Even a great ballpark can benefit from a refresh, especially one as extensive as the upgrades implemented by the Frisco RoughRiders and the city of Frisco in Dr Pepper Ballpark this season. The improvements and subsequent success earned Dr Pepper Ballpark Ballpark Digest’s Best Ballpark Renovation (Under $6M) for 2015. (more…)
In an era where fans are offered more than just the standard grub at a baseball game, one new food item combined a ballpark favorite with bacon and plenty of sugary goodness. The salty and sweet concoction earned the Sweenie Donut Dog from the Wilmington Blue Rocks Ballpark Digest’s Best New Food Item of 2015. […]
Josh Whetzel is many things; among them, a native Kansan, a cancer survivor, a Dodger fan since childhood, and broadcaster at the University of Buffalo. To that list, we add the following: The longtime Voice of the Rochester Red Wings is Ballpark Digest’s 2015 Broadcaster of the Year. (more…)
When an affiliation change forced Daytona’s baseball team to revamp its branding, the resulting Daytona Tortugas name and logo ended up launching the best new look in baseball, as chosen by the editors of Ballpark Digest. (more…)
We are fast approaching the deadline on nominations for Ballpark Digest Awards. So far we’ve received information from teams ranging from Major League Baseball to summer-collegiate front offices. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Sept. 14 by the end of business day. (more…)
It was perhaps the most difficult decision ever in the history of Ballpark Digest awards, but in the end the Best New Ballpark of 2015 was CHS Field, home of the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association). (more…)
You have a day left to register your preference for Ballpark Digest’s Best New Ballpark of the Year, as we’re coming down to the Sept. 1 deadline for voting. (more…)
Just a reminder that we’re in the midst of soliciting nominations for the annual Ballpark Digest awards, and we need your help to honor the best and brightest in baseball. (more…)
Help Ballpark Digest editors choose the Best New Ballpark of 2015 with your vote! Each year Ballpark Digest honors the best in baseball with its annual awards, and we’re introducing fan participation in 2015. So vote! (more…)
It’s that time of year: We’re beginning our deliberations on the 2015 Ballpark Digest Awards. And we need your help. (more…)
The fans have spoken: after multiple rounds of polling, Ballpark Digest readers have voted PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the leading Major League Baseball facility in the website’s Best of the Ballparks competition. (more…)
