The cost of a new Amarillo ballpark could be $48.4 million — as opposed to the original $32 million estimate for an independent ballpark — if the city wants to attract affiliated baseball. (more…)
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Amarillo debating play for San Antonio Missions
Amarillo officials are looking at bringing in Brailsford & Dunlavey and spending an additional $18 million to lure the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) to a new downtown ballpark — which, at the present, is a long shot. (more…)
American Association: 12 teams in 2016
The independent American Association will field 12 teams in 2016, as one squad owned by Southern Independent Baseball will replace Grand Prairie AirHogs and Amarillo Thunderheads teams. (more…)
Amarillo voters approve new downtown ballpark
Amarillo voters approved a new downtown $32-million multi-purpose event venue (MPEV) in a nonbinding referendum, by a margin of 52 to 48 percent. (more…)
Will vote really decide Amarillo ballpark fate?
A lot of Amarillo residents and a few observers in the baseball world will be closely watching the results of a Tuesday referendum on a new downtown ballpark. But will the nonbinding referendum really matter? (more…)
Road map laid out for Texas League to Amarillo
There is a path for the Double-A Texas League to place a team at a new Amarillo ballpark, says league president Tom Kayser, but it will depend on a current team being displaced by a Triple-A team. (more…)
Amarillo companies commit to ballpark suites
Proponents of a new downtown Amarillo Multi-Purpose Event Venue (MPEV) say they have commitments for 12 suite purchases in the new facility, as a referendum on the project is set for the beginning of November. (more…)
Debate over new Amarillo ballpark rages on
Amarillo voters continue their debate over public funding for a new downtown ballpark, as local business leaders push for a new Multi-Purpose Event Venue (MPEV) over the objections of taxpayers. (more…)
Amarillo ballpark battle in works for this fall
The battle lines are being drawn in Amarillo over the future of a baseball-centric multiuse facility, with multiple groups lobbying voters in anticipation of a nonbinding referendum in November. (more…)
Amarillo RFQ receives only one response
An RFQ issued by Amarillo for a potential downtown ballpark received only one submission, as city officials extended the deadline to drum up more interest. (more…)
Future of new Amarillo ballpark in doubt
A proposed new downtown ballpark for the Amarillo Thunderheads (independent; American Association) is in doubt after new councilmembers question public funding for the project. (more…)