A lot of MLB and MiLB teams offer dog promotions at their ballparks, but the Arizona Diamondbacks are upping the ante with a dedicated, sponsored section for dogs and their owners at all 13 Sunday home game at Chase Field. (more…)
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Everyone knows the Toronto Blue Jays need a new training facility. What will Mark Shapiro do?
Player development — the behind-the-scenes work that includes offseason workouts, MiLB nutritional plans and high-end rehab facilities — has changed dramatically in the last decade. The Toronto Blue Jays lag their MLB brethren, and one of Mark Shapiro‘s big challenges is closing the gap. (more…)
No worries: Natty Boh back in Baltimore for 2016
Social media can be a harsh mistress, as a rumor that National Bohemian beer — or Natty Boh, as it’s popularly called — would not be returning to Oriole Park in 2016 was quickly squashed by the Baltimore Orioles front office. (more…)
Professional Sports Catering lands Goodyear concessions deal
With spring training games beginning next week, we’ll have a fresh look at Goodyear Ballpark, where Professional Sports Catering (PSC) has signed a deal with the City of Goodyear to manage all aspects of the food service at the spring-training home of the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds, including the entire Cactus League season and […]
Palm Beach back in play for Braves spring home
Palm Beach County is back in play for a new Atlanta Braves spring-training home, as the team management explores options apart from efforts toward a new St. Petersburg base and back toward the franchise’s longtime spring home. (more…)
Dodger Stadium: The next great concert venue?
The Beatles may have propelled the growth of stadium rock and roll with their 1965 and 1966 U.S. tours, but these days MLB ballparks are seeing an increased use as concert venues, as evidenced by the new deal struck by the Los Angeles Dodgers owners to bring more big events to Dodger Stadium. (more…)
Raiders, A’s spar over future facilities
Though there’s nothing close to a tangible project under consideration, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is accusing the Oakland Athletics of standing between his team and a sparkling new stadium at the current O.Co Coliseum site. (more…)
Braves absent in St. Pete spring-training talks
While Pinellas County officials and reps from SportsPark Partners LLC have been meeting about a potential amateur sports and spring-training complex in St. Petersburg, there’s been a notable absence in the proceedings: the Atlanta Braves. (more…)
Tampa Bay Rays: We want urban ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays were pretty direct in presenting a ballpark wish list to the city of St. Petersburg: an urban ballpark built on 20 acres close to mass transit, major roadways and a high population density, with the potential for a new adjoining entertainment and retail development. (more…)
Dirt infield on tap for Rogers Centre
The Toronto Blue Jays are replacing the infield artificial turf at Rogers Centre with regulation dirt basepaths for the 2016 season, as the transition to a grass playing surface could be in the works if deemed feasible after a current study. (more…)
Talking new Rays ballpark: roof, tech and more
We’re talking at least six years — and more likely longer — until a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark could open, but that’s not stopping the speculation about the ballpark’s design and budget. (more…)
Indians add three new restaurants to Progressive Field in 2016
Some more concessions news from the Cleveland Indians for the 2016 season, as the team adds three new restaurants to the newly renovated Infield District as part of the long-term upgrades to Progressive Field. (more…)
Tampa mayor pitches downtown Rays ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays have a three-year window to identify a potential new ballpark site in the region, but Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he already has the perfect location: a downtown site currently used for an aging low-income housing project. (more…)