Oklahoma State University has announced that O’Brate Stadium, its upcoming baseball facility, will open on March 20, 2020, following a stretch of home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. OSU will face TCU in O’Brate Stadium’s first game, marking its Big 12 Conference opener. (more…)
Construction work continues at Dunedin Stadium, where a major renovation project is set to be complete by the Toronto Blue Jays‘ 2020 spring training slate. (more…)
Improvements are coming to Parkview Field for the 2020 season, as the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low A; Midwest League) will replace the ballpark’s original standard definition primary videoboard and two outfield wall video boards. This announcement comes after Fort Wayne’s Redevelopment Commission approved funds from the Harrison Square Stadium Maintenance Fund for the project. (more…)
As they prepare to rebrand, the Connecticut Tigers (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) are unveiling a slate of five finalists for their upcoming new name. (more…)
Branding has been unveiled for the Fredericksburg Nationals (High A; Carolina League), as the former Potomac Nationals prepare to open a new ballpark in the Virginia city next season. (more…)
With the first offseason of new ownership underway, the Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League) are moving forward with plans to rebrand for the 2020 season. (more…)
The 2019 season was the last for the Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) at J.P. Riddle Stadium, as the team plans to relocate after sitting out the 2020 campaign. (more…)
Globe Life Park has landed a pro-soccer tenant in the form of USL League One’s North Texas Soccer Club, ensuring another post-Texas Rangers use for the facility. (more…)
The Rocket City Trash Pandas (Class AA; Southern League) have announced a partnership with implications on their upcoming ballpark, coming to terms with Halsey Foodservice on a long-term deal for food distribution and sponsorship. With the agreement, Halsey Foodservice will be the exclusive provider of food and food service products for the ballpark, which opens in 2020. (more…)
The Bowling Green Hot Rods will host the 2020 Midwest League All-Star Game at Bowling Green Ballpark, with the contest and related events set for next June. All-Star festivities will begin on Saturday, June 20 culminating in the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 23, 2020. (more…)
With the Hannibal Hoots (summer collegiate; Prospect League) relocating to O’Fallon’s CarShield Field, the future of Hannibal’s Clemens Field — heavily impacted by Mississippi River flooding — will be debated in coming weeks. (more…)
The Seattle Mariners announced $29.8 million in T-Mobile Park upgrades for 2020, part of a 10-year plan to spend $280 million on renovations and upgrades, as part of the new 25-year lease with the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District (PFD). (more…)
Work continues on a new Fredericksburg (VA) ballpark for the relocating Potomac Nationals (High A; Carolina League), as crews prepare to pour concrete at the construction site as soon as next week. (more…)
