Development slated for Atrium Health Ballpark area
We’re seeing economic activity generated by Atrium Health Ballpark, opening this year as home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Low-A East), as $40 million in new downtown development has been approved by the city of Kannapolis. (more…)
Goodyear Ballpark development finally on track?
When Goodyear officials moved forward with Goodyear Ballpark, the goal was attracting investment and development of an entertainment district. Now, a decade later, development seems to be on the way. (more…)
Personnel news: Studer Entertainment and Retail, Fredericksburg Nationals
We have personnel news today from the Fredericksburg Nationals (Low-A East) as well as Studer Entertainment and Retail, owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A South) and the Beloit Snappers (High-A Central). (more…)
Kingsport Road Warriors return home
After a traumatic incident that forced the Kingsport Axmen to disband for the season, the replacement Kingsport Road Warriors will return to Hunter Wright Stadium to finish the 2021 Appalachian League campaign. (more…)
Your winner in Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate: Calfee Park
Your winner in the 2021 MLB Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks fan vote: Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park, as the home of the Pulaski River Turtles won for the second year in a row. (more…)
Development on tap around Dayton Dragons home
It took longer than city officials and the team anticipated, but we’re seeing some long-awaited development popping up around Day Air Ballpark, home of the Dayton Dragons (High-A Central). (more…)
Does Gresham have a shot at Major League Baseball?
Admittedly, it’s a long shot for the Portland area to land the relocating Oakland Athletics. But that’s not stopping folks in Gresham from planning for a 250-acre development built around MultCO Baseball Park. (more…)
Confirmed: Staten Island Atlantic League team on tap for 2022
After a lot of whispers and planning, it’s official: we will see a Staten Island Atlantic League team playing out of Richmond County Bank Ballpark for the 2022 season, owned by a group led by John Catsimatidis. (more…)
Hamtramck Stadium renovations moves forward
The Hamtramck Stadium renovation effort is moving forward after more than a million dollars was donated by the Kresge Foundation and the Wayne County Commission. (more…)
Goodbye Indians, hello Cleveland Guardians
The rebranding of the Cleveland Indians continues, as the Native American moniker is going away in 2022, replaced by a new name with a strong local tie: the Cleveland Guardians. (more…)
Field of Dreams ballpark takes shape in Iowa
We’re three weeks out from the Chicago White Sox-New York Yankees Field of Dreams game at the movie site in Dyersvile, IA, and the ballpark is close to done. (more…)
State funding on tap for new Oakland ballpark?
A point of contention between Oakland and the Athletics has been who will pay for Port of Oakland infrastructure upgrades for a new ballpark. Now it looks like the state may step in and fund many of the changes. (more…)
Bisons announce Aug. 10 return to Sahlen Field; Thunder back home on Aug. 3
With the Toronto Blue Jays returning to Rogers Centre on July 30, two displaced teams–the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons and the MLB Draft League Trenton Thunder–will finish out their 2021 seasons at home. (more…)