Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
As John Fisher and Dave Kaval make another Vegas run to determine interest in a new Athletics ballpark, it’s interesting to consider who could possibly ante up a billion dollars for a new retractable-roof facility. It’s a short list, to be sure. (more…)
Another reopening night to note: The Louisville Bats drew a crowd of 10,131 to Louisville Slugger Field as the team celebrated a return to full capacity. (more…)
Our 2021 Best of the Ballparks fan vote moves on to the next competition, as we ask you to weigh in on the new set of ballparks in the MiLB Low-A classification. (more…)
The ongoing saga of Fort Myers’ City of Palms Park, a former Boston Red Sox training site, has taken another turn, with some locals pushing for its survival as a community green space and gathering spot. (more…)
With the state shifting Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority functions to a new site, the ABC’s current home should be vacant within the next 12 months, paving the way for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A Northeast) ballpark. (more…)
The ongoing renovations to Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades (High-A East), continue after a new 25-year lease was approved by the Dutchess County Legislature. (more…)
After a first round with plenty of last-minute decisions, we’re now on to the second round of the High-A MiLB Best of the Ballparks fan vote, as we ask you to pick your faves for 2021. (more…)
After a slow start to the season, we’re seeing teams leaning into notable promotional efforts. Another case in point: The Amarillo Sod Poodles (Double-A Central) are hosting Luau Night at Hodgetown tomorrow night, with jerseys auctioned off for charity. (more…)
Why not? The Milwaukee Milkmen (American Association) will take the opposite viewpoint of the milking process and play two games as the Milwaukee Sweet Teats. (more…)
Beer batters are cornerstone promos in the Minor League Baseball and summer-collegiate worlds. The Northwoods League’s Madison Mallards are taking it a step further: for a game, every batter is a beer batter. (more…)
The 2021 College World Series begins Saturday at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park, but because of COVID-19 many of the festivities outside the diamond will be curtailed or eliminated this year. (more…)
The latest round of renovations to Dodger Stadium, originally set to debut in 2020, will on full display for the first time tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers open the doors to full capacity on Reopening Day. (more…)
The 2021 MLB All-Star Game will be played as planned at Denver’s Coors Field after a U.S. federal judge predictably slapped down a lawsuit from a conservative business group requesting MLB move the game back to Atlanta. (more…)