The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and catering partner Centerplate have unveiled plans for Third and Home, a soon-to-open sports bar adjacent to First Horizon Park. The establishment, located at 919 3rd Ave N, is tentatively scheduled to open Wednesday, April 1. (more…)
An automated pizza-making platform by Seattle-based Picnic has been piloted at T-Mobile Park, as concessionaire Centerplate serves as one of the company’s initial customers. (more…)
The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), along with food and beverage partner Centerplate, have unveiled new First Tennessee Park menu items for 2019. (more…)
For the first time, Ballpark Digest will preview what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2017 campaign launches tomorrow. We’ll begin with the Tampa Bay Rays, and the series will end with a hands-on report from Yankee Stadium later this week. (more…)
Fans on Long Island will have a new spot to grab some brews this season, as the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League) are installing a beer garden at Bethpage Ballpark. The announcement was well timed by the Ducks, as today is national beer day. (more…)
This is the second announcement of the kind we’ve made this offseason: the Durham Bulls (Class AAA; International League) announced the formation of Bull City Hospitality, a new company that will manage the food and beverage operation at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. (more…)
Des Hague has stepped down as CEO of concessionaire Centerplate after public criticism of his behavior involving dog abuse failed to be quieted by previous disciplinary actions. This morning Centerplate’s board of directors announced that Chris Verros has been appointed to the role of acting president and chief executive officer, effective immediately, following the resignation […]
Metrodome recycling, affiliation news, attendance records and positioning for 2015 were the leading stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. We hit a few milestones this past week as well: we surpassed 10 million page views for the year, for the third year in a row. The difference: in […]
After video surface showing Centerplate CEO Des Hague abusing a dog, the company has censured Hague, placed him on probation and set the conditions for continued employment. Here’s the statement from Centerplate’s Board of Directors: Centerplate Issues Statement Following Internal Review of Animal Cruelty Incident Involving CEO Des Hague—Censures, Penalizes and Places CEO on Indefinite […]
Centerplate CEO Desmond Hague was caught on camera abusing a Doberman puppy, and the result may be a significant loss in business for the concessionaire. From Fortune: CEO Des Hague, who has led the company since 2009, was caught on video surveillance abusing a dog in an elevator. The footage, taken from a Vancouver apartment […]
The Seattle Mariners are upgrading concessions at Safeco Field once again; the team that brought us ballpark sushi and the Ichiroll is bringing in three celebrity chefs to upgrade Bullpen Market food offerings in 2011. Centerplate, the team’s concessionaire, has hired national celebrity chefs Ethan Stowell, Roberto Santibañez and Bill Pustari to oversee new food […]
