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Tag Archives | 2025
Former MiLB ballparks pressed into MLB service: The historical record
With two Minor League Baseball ballparks pressed into service as MLB homes in 2025, you might assume some historical line had been crossed. Go back to 1961, though, and you’ll find three former MiLB ballparks pressed into action to host American League baseball. (more…)
Twins seek to extend Target Field lease, maintain $10M county funding
With Hennepin County bonds that funded ballpark construction set to be paid off this year, the Minnesota Twins are seeking to extend their Target Field lease and a 0.15 percent sales tax while leaving in place $10 million in annual maintenance funding. (more…)
Brewers announce 2025 American Family Field upgrades
After lease negotiations that saw the team’s long-term commitment to the Cream City, the Milwaukee Brewers announced American Family Field upgrades for the 2025 season. (more…)
Smith’s Ballpark adaptive reuse on SLC agenda
Salt Lake City is moving forward with three potential future uses for the former home of the Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A; Pacific Coast League), as Smith’s Ballpark adaptive reuse seems likely. (more…)
Tampa Bay Rays ballpark deals collapse, raising issues for 2026
Imagine owning a sports franchise worth $1.25 billion. You’ve worked for years on a new ballpark plan, finally proposing redevelopment everyone likes. One hurricane and one election later, and suddenly your current home is trashed and the future home is in doubt. Welcome to the joys of owning the Tampa Bay Rays. (more…)
New for 2025: Daikin Park
We lead the week with two big news stories from Houston. The first: The Houston Astros have sold naming rights to the former Minute Maid Park, leading to a new name of Daikin Park for the 2025 season through 2039. (more…)
End of an era: No more Oakland Athletics
Though this move was announced months ago, it’s still a slight shock to the heart of any baseball fan to realize that the Oakland Athletics are no more, replaced temporarily by a bare-boned Athletics moniker until the move to Las Vegas. (more…)
Tropicana Field roof shredded by Hurricane Milton; Rays face plenty of ballpark decisions
With most of the Tropicana Field roof shredded by Hurricane Milton, the Tampa Bay Rays and Major League Baseball must address the team’s short-term and long-term needs for home play just five months before the 2025 regular season starts. (more…)
In memoriam: Oakland Coliseum
With the end of the Oakland Athletics 2024 MLB season, we are likely looking at the end of the team’s tenure at the Oakland Coliseum. And while it’s not a totally done deal, this move surely marks the end of multiuse stadiums in professional baseball and football. (more…)
Oakland Athletics to Sacramento for 2025-2027
After unfruitful negotiations with Oakland over the continued use of the Coliseum, the Oakland Athletics today announced the team will be playing in 2025-2027 at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, with a move to Las Vegas planned for 2028. (more…)
Big $45M Four Winds Field upgrades on tap
South Bend city agencies and the South Bend Cubs (High-A; Midwest League) are finalizing a $45-million bond offering that would finance Four Winds Field upgrades, both on the fan side and the player side. (more…)
New for 2025: Fifth Third Park
A new Spartanburg ballpark received final approvals from the South Carolina city, as more details have been revealed about Fifth Third Park, the future home of the relocating Down East Wood Ducks (Single-A; Carolina League). (more…)