A redevelopment plan for Cooper Stadium, former home of the Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) and Negro Leagues baseball, received initial approval by the Columbus City Council. (more…)
Archive | Endangered Ballparks
Goodbye Hangar, hello soccer pitch
Under a plan to be unveiled this week, the former home of the Lancaster JetHawks (High A; California League) will be renovated from a ballpark to a soccer pitch to house a new Antelope Valley USL League One team. (more…)
Wahconah Park renovation moves forward
Presented with two potential designs, the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee voted unanimously to recommend a $30.2-million Wahconah Park renovation plan. (more…)
Effort to save McCoy Stadium may be gaining momentum
Billionaire real-estate developer Stefan Soloviev has expressed interest in purchasing Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium, former home of the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League), but local officials are for now sticking with a plan to raze the ballpark and replace it with a high school. (more…)
Cricket pitch replaces diamond in Grand Prairie
It was one of the prettiest and notable ballparks in indy baseball upon opening, complete with chilled bar, outdoor pool and aviation theme. Today the former home of the Grand Prairie AirHogs is now home to Major League Cricket. (more…)
With loss of Wood Ducks, Kinston’s baseball future cloudy
Though it was inevitable the Down East Wood Ducks (Single-A; Carolina League) would be leaving Grainger Stadium by 2025, the city is bracing for yet another loss of affiliated ball and planning a future for baseball. (more…)
Vote on Smith’s Ballpark reuse goes to the She Plays Here proposal
After a popular vote saw support for Smith’s Ballpark reuse as a women’s sports facility once the Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A; Pacific Coast League) lease ends, Salt Lake City now needs to confront the hard details: how to make such a conversion work. (more…)
Smith’s Ballpark reuse plan as women’s sports center shows promise
Salt Lake City’s thoughtful approach to potential reuses of Smith’s Ballpark, home of the Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A; Pacific Coast League), may have yielded a home run with a proposal to convert the ballpark and some surrounding acreage to a women’s sports center. (more…)
Committee moves forward with Wahconah Park project manager
The Wahconah Park Restoration Committee is moving toward either restoring or rebuilding historic Wahconah Park, home of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League), after the decision to hire a project manager. (more…)
Wahconah Park in need of TLC; Pittsfield to map restoration plan
Venerable Wahconah Park, longtime home to pro baseball in Pittsfield, Mass., and now home to the summer-collegiate Pittsfield Suns (Futures League), is in sore need of restoration because of deteriorating conditions in the grandstand. (more…)
Joe Davis Stadium lives on as soccer stadium
The $8-million renovation of Joe Davis Stadium, former home of the Huntsville Stars (Double-A; Southern League), seems to be paying off for Huntsville officials, as Nashville SC will be placing a MLS NEXT Pro team there in 2023. (more…)
Historic Hamtramck Stadium rededicated with ceremony, game
Historic Hamtramck Stadium, one of the five remaining Negro Leagues ballparks, was celebrated with a rededication after a $2.6 million restoration of the grandstand and playing field. (more…)
RFK Stadium seats to go on sale
As demolition is on the horizon, here’s a chance for some history, as wooden RFK Stadium seats–original to the ballpark’s opening in 1961–are going on sale. (more…)