Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
After an Elite Eight round that saw a notably close battle between two classic ballparks, we’re now in the Final Four round of the 2021 MLB Best of the Ballparks fan vote, featuring two retro ballparks, a timeless one facility and a modern classic. So you know what to do! (more…)
The home of the Visalia Rawhide (Low-A West) has new branding after a naming-rights deal, with Recreation Ballpark becoming Valley Strong Ballpark. (more…)
With MiLB teams hosting alternate training site scrimmages and summer-collegiate teams announcing a return to action, we’re seeing small signs of a return to normalcy in 2021. (more…)
We’ve seen several polls regarding fan attitudes entering the 2021 MLB season, and they all fall along the same lines: fans are comfortable in returning to live sports, especially outdoor events like baseball. (more…)
Good news for anyone in pro baseball or summer-collegiate ball: Dr. Anthony Fauci says we could see larger crowds at ballparks by late spring or early summer if vaccination trends continue. (more…)
We are certainly in uncharted waters regarding gimmicky team names, as the new Danville team in the revamped Appalachian League represents a robotic otter: the Danville Otterbots. (more…)
We will see fans at Nationals Park, as the Washington Nationals received permission from the District of Columbia to host 5,000 spectators to begin the 2021 MLB season. (more…)
Here’s a rundown of who will be hosting fans to begin the 2021 MLB season and under what circumstances. Reporting capacities is one thing, but reporting what fans will actually experience is another, and those details will follow. (more…)
The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox have been cleared to host fans at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field to begin the 2021 MLB season by the State of Illinois and City of Chicago. (more…)
The five California MLB teams have been cleared to host fans at the start of the 2021 season, but the exact numbers won’t be determined until we get closer to the April 1 season opener. (more…)
Surprise! With the steady improvement in college-baseball facilities, we’re bringing back our Best of the Ballparks 2021 vote for college baseball, as we present our slate of outstanding ballparks and ask for your input. So vote! (more…)
An intriguing set of brackets has emerged in the Elite Eight round of our annual Best of the Ballparks 2021 fan vote for Cactus League ballparks–so vote already! (more…)
After a first round with few upsets, our annual Best of the Ballparks 2021 fan vote for Grapefruit League ballparks moves to the second round, with eight contenders at hand. So vote! (more…)