Virginia Commonwealth University and city officials unveiled preliminary plans for a 100-acre development that will include a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A Northeast) ballpark costing between $80 million and $100 million. (more…)
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First approval for new Knoxville ballpark
The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for a new Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) home, in the first step toward a ballpark-driving development in the city’s Old Town. (more…)
Fort Myers: Let’s keep City of Palms Park open
Fort Myers’ City of Palms Park, former spring home of the Boston Red Sox, may have been temporarily been granted a reprieve after the City Council declared support for keeping the facility open as a baseball facility. (more…)
T-Mobile Park ADA lawsuit revived
A T-Mobile Park ADA lawsuit has been revived by an appeals court, as alleging that some ballpark features violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. (more…)
70 years of tradition gone: MLB, players dump Topps for Fanatics
One of the great relationships in sports is ending, as MLB and the players association are ending long-term deals with Topps and entering a new relationship with the MLB-backed Fanatics. (more…)
An unusual BPD Chat: football books
We have an unusual Ballpark Digest Chat this week: we gathered Rick Gosselin, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Tom Shanahan to chat about their August Publications football books. (more…)
Karin Timpone new MLB CMO
It’s about time: Industry veteran Karin Timpone is the new Chief Marketing Officer for Major League Baseball, filling a position that’s been vacant since 2016. (more…)
Little League World Series closed to general public
Only players, families and friends, and coaches will be allowed into the 2021 Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA, as general admission has been canceled because of concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
Available for preorder: The Football Thesaurus, 2e
It’s time for our annual August in August book promo! We kick off the month with a second-edition release of Jesse Goldberg Strassler’s The Football Thesaurus, just in time for the 2021 football season. (more…)
Oakland, A’s to resume ballpark talks
The city of Oakland and the Oakland A’s will resume talks regarding a term sheet for a new downtown waterfront Howard Terminal ballpark, according to Mayor Libby Schaaf. (more…)
Personnel news: Studer Entertainment and Retail, Fredericksburg Nationals
We have personnel news today from the Fredericksburg Nationals (Low-A East) as well as Studer Entertainment and Retail, owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A South) and the Beloit Snappers (High-A Central). (more…)
Hamtramck Stadium renovations moves forward
The Hamtramck Stadium renovation effort is moving forward after more than a million dollars was donated by the Kresge Foundation and the Wayne County Commission. (more…)
State funding on tap for new Oakland ballpark?
A point of contention between Oakland and the Athletics has been who will pay for Port of Oakland infrastructure upgrades for a new ballpark. Now it looks like the state may step in and fund many of the changes. (more…)