As planning for the upcoming Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) home continues, a top Worcester official is confident that the city’s cost in the Polar Park project will not increase from the latest total estimate. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2021
New Florida Gators Ballpark on Track
Construction on the University of Florida‘s new ballpark is on track, as the project approaches its expected completion this summer. (more…)
Binghamton University Lands $60M for New Baseball Complex
Binghamton University has landed an anonymous $60 million donation toward the construction of a new baseball complex, a project announced Tuesday with a planned 2021 completion. (more…)
Committee Endorses Revised Polar Park Funding Plan
A Worcester City Council committee unanimously endorsed a revised Polar Park funding plan Monday, allowing the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) and city officials to move forward with addressing increasing costs in the project. (more…)
WooSox Exceeding Sponsorship Goals a Year Before Launch
A year before the team launches at Polar Park, the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) have capped the number of founding partners at 21–three times the number the owners were hoping to sell. (more…)
OKC, Globe Life Field to Host Future Big 12 Tournaments
The Big 12 Conference will stage its 2021 Baseball Championship at Oklahoma City’s Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, before shifting to the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field for three years beginning in 2022. The 2022 event will mark the first time in 18 years that the championship is played in Texas. (more…)
Alton Prospect League Team on Tap for 2021
The summer-collegiate Prospect League has announced plans for an Alton, IL expansion team to launch in 2021, with the yet-to-be-named club to play at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park. Alton becomes the 13th Prospect League team. (more…)
New Lafayette Ballpark Construction Making Progress
With the facility being prepared for a 2021 opening, there are visible signs of progress in the construction of a new Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) ballpark. (more…)
Polar Park Cost Estimate Rises
The cost estimate of Worcester’s upcoming Polar Park has risen by $9.5 million over its initial estimate, with Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) ownership to cover the increase. (more…)
Brewery on Tap Near New Gastonia Ballpark
Plans are moving forward to open a brewery across from an upcoming downtown Gastonia, NC ballpark, providing an early sign of economic activity in the area. (more…)
Co-Owner: Return Fire Frogs Franchise to Brevard County
Florida Fire Frogs (High A; Florida State League) co-owner David Freeman wants to return the franchise to Brevard County, but an idea to use Cocoa’s Coastal Florida Sports Park has hurdles to clear. (more…)
Work on New Downtown Gastonia Ballpark Continues
Construction continues on a new downtown Gastonia, NC ballpark, which is slated to open for an independent Atlantic League team and other events in 2021. (more…)
Downtown Gastonia Ballpark Project Underway
Another ballpark-centric downtown development is now underway, as the first concrete has been poured at the future location of a new downtown Gastonia (NC) multipurpose events complex, which will feature pro baseball. (more…)