For the first time ever the San Diego Padres will likely cut off season-ticket sales at Petco Park, creating a waitlist once the total number reaches around 24,000. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2023 season
Whitecaps unveil extensive, multiyear LMCU Ballpark renovation plan
This is quite the commitment, going well beyond MLB-mandated improvements for MiLB facilities, as the West Michigan Whitecaps (High-A; Midwest League) unveiled a multiyear LMCU Ballpark renovation plan. (more…)
Work begins on Peoples Natural Gas Field renovations
Another MiLB team seems to have solved MLB’s new facility rules–with help from a state grant–as the Altoona Curve (Double-A; Eastern League) should see Peoples Natural Gas Field renovations completed by the beginning of the 2023 season. (more…)
New Comerica Park lights installed; fence move still debated
We’ll see new Comerica Park lights for Detroit Tigers games in 2023, but a potential move of the outfield fences is still under study by team management. (more…)
Work begins on $300M Rogers Centre upgrades
Today’s Ballpark Digest newsletter centered on the launch of the baseball offseason, marked by the end of the World Series. Our continuing coverage of 2023 ballpark improvements continues with news on work beginning on Rogers Centre upgrades. (more…)
New Canadian COVID rules will impact baseball, Thunder Bay Border Cats
With the Canadian government dropping the requirement that foreign nationals crossing the border be vaccinated could impact MLB postseason play and bring back the Thunder Bay Border Cats (Northwoods League) for the 2023 season. (more…)
New Twins branding to accompany Target Field upgrades in 2023 MLB season
We’ll see plenty of change in downtown Minneapolis in 2023: Besides the already-announced changes to Target Field for the MLB season, the Minnesota Twins are embarked on an offseason rebranding exercise. (more…)
Minot Why Nots? Why not? New Northwoods League team unveils potential team names
We have the five finalists for the name of the new summer-collegiate Northwoods League team debuting at Corbett Field in the 2023 season, and it’s a very colorful group indeed, led by the legendary Minot Why Nots brand. (more…)
2023 MLB schedule posted; balanced play planned
The 2023 MLB schedule was posted today, with play beginning with all 30 teams in action on Thursday, March 30 and the first balanced schedule in place since interleague play was introduced in 1997. (more…)
MLB London games return in 2023 with Cardinals-Cubs matchups
MLB London games return in 2023 with a two-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs set for June 24-25 at London Stadium. (more…)
$50M in T-Mobile Park improvements planned before ASG
As part of hosting the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, the Seattle Mariners are planning an additional $50 million in T-Mobile Park improvements on the heels of $29.8 million in 2020-2021 improvements. (more…)
Hagerstown formally approved for 2023 Atlantic League debut
The Atlantic League has officially approved the entry of a new Hagerstown team into the MLB Partner League for the 2023 season, playing in a new ballpark backed by the Maryland Stadium Authority. (more…)