Developer Luc Poirier has won the rights to purchase the former Montreal Children’s Hospital site in downtown Montreal and says the site would be the perfect place for a new Montreal MLB ballpark. (more…)
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Bubba influences in Pensacola for 2015
The addition of Bubba Watson to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) ownership is leading to changes at the team’s home, Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, for the 2015 season. (more…)
Manfred: Montreal needs ballpark plan to lure MLB
Be prepared for a slew of Montreal baseball stories as the Big O hosts exhibition games this weekend. Today: Commissioner Rob Manfred says a ballpark plan is needed before MLB can consider a return to Montreal in the future. (more…)
The Week That Was: Feb. 1, 2015
MLB in Montreal, personnel news across Minor League Baseball and an update on a new Oakland A’s ballpark were the most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Bubba Watson buys share of Blue Wahoos
We have a new minority owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League), as two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson has purchased a share of the team. (more…)
No surprise: Fans love Kauffman Stadium
We thought talk of a new downtown Kansas City Royals ballpark was dead, but proponents still push for one — in defiance of fans who still love Kauffman Stadium. (more…)
The ultimate Christmas gift: your own $30M backyard ballpark
Well, we know what we want for Christmas: the holiday gift guide from the Robb Report features a custom $30-million stadium that can be converted between baseball, football, soccer or pretty much any sport. The premise from this Populous offer: that with the right amount of money, stadium technology can create pretty much any sporting […]
Poll: Wilmington voters oppose ballpark funding plan
A new poll shows considerable opposition to public funding of a new Wilmington (N.C.) ballpark for a High Class A Carolina League team, as voters prepare to decide on the issue in next Tuesday’s elections. The poll, from the conservative Civitas Institute, reports 59 percent of Wilmington voters said they were certain to vote against […]
El Paso ballpark debate enters final stretch
The debate over public funding of a new downtown El Paso ballpark enters the final stretch, with both sides making a push to convince voters to support them in the upcoming elections. The immediate issue: whether or not to approve a 2 percentage point hike in the city’s hotel/motel tax to mostly fund a $50-million […]
Parcels eyed for new Malden ballpark
The owner of a potential new downtown Malden ballpark says he is working to buy the final three land parcels needed to create a 7-acre site. Alex Bok, president of the Boston Baseball Field of Dreams LLC, already is in negotiations with National Grid to build on the downtown Malden site. The next step is […]
Another milestone in Pensacola: let there be light
Another milestone in the construction of Blue Wahoos Park, new home of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League): the ballpark lights were tested and are working properly. The new waterfront ballpark is slated to open April 5. Photo courtesy of the Blue Wahoos. RELATED STORIES: Pensacola Blue Wahoos unveil logo, look; Blue Wahoos […]
Goodyear Ballpark / Cleveland Indians
Goodyear, located on the far western edge of the greater Phoenix area, isn’t the first place to come to mind when brainstorming for the ideal spring-training locale. But the new spring home of the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds combines state-of-the-art training complexes with one of the more pleasant ballparks in the Cactus League, in […]