A couple of staff appointment to note as the Winter Meetings get underway: Scott Brown is the new general manager of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), while Chris Franklin is the new GM of the Joliet Slammers (independent; Frontier League). Scott’s a veteran of Minor League Baseball; we’ve known him since his days […]
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Updated renderings for new Charlotte Knights ballpark
Here’s an updated photorealistic rendering of BB&T Ballpark, the home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) beginning in 2014, showing the Charlotte skyline in the background. Progress proceeds on schedule at the construction site; last week the first concrete was laid at the site. You can view the construction Webcam here. The bottom […]
Concrete going down in Charlotte ballpark
Later today we’ll see a major milestone in the construction of BB&T Ballpark, future home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League): the first concrete is going down. The Knights are moving to the new Uptown ballpark in 2014. Image from the webcam installed at the construction site. Click here to check in on […]
Watch Knights ballpark construction on webcam
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) have put up a webcam so you can monitor construction progress on BB&T Ballpark for the next 18 months. The ballpark is slated to open for the 2014 season. The webcam can be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Along the way, the Knights will […]
Options for Knights Stadium dwindling
With hopes to convert Knights Stadium, the home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), to an equestion center because of site limitations, the future of the facility is pretty bleak. The Knights are moving to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014, and York County is looking at what to do with the ballpark […]
Knights break ground on new ballpark
It’s been more than a decade since Don Beaver proposed a new ballpark for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), and years of hard work paid off when the team broke ground on a new Uptown ballpark Friday. The Knights haven’t technically played in Charlotte since 1988, when George Shinn moved the team from […]
Future of Knights Stadium to be studied
York County (S.C.) will spend the next year and a half discussing what will be come of Knights Stadium after the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) move to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014. A six-person committee was charged with determining the fate of the 10,000-seat ballpark and the adjoining 33 acres. What was […]
Groundbreaking for new Knights ballpark set for Sept. 14
After more than a decade of work, the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) and Center City Partners have scheduled the groundbreaking for a new Uptown ballpark on Sept. 14. The date comes after the site will be used as part of the Democratic National Convention proceedings. “The first you’ll see is the earth moving […]
York County leaning toward demolition of Knights Stadium?
York County is coming closer to a decision on the future of Knights Stadium, home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) — and the ballpark’s future is not looking too bright. It’s really a two-part decision: if the ballpark is to stay, what future use could it serve? An easy decision would be […]
Knights meet deadline for ballpark-financing plan
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) met a deadline for submitting a ballpark-financing plan to Mecklenburg County, meeting a key deadline for a new Uptown ballpark. As part of the agreement with Mecklenburg County for land and $8 million in infrastructure improvements. the Knights needed to submit a financing plan for a new ballpark […]
Next up for Charlotte Knights: a ballpark financing plan
With city funding of a new Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) ballpark assured, the team has one more huge hurdle: finalizing a financing plan before the end of the month. That’s quite a deadline, but one that team VP Dan Rajkowski has been preparing for since Mecklenburg County first approved its funding contribution to […]
York County to evaluate future of Knights Stadium
With the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) slated for a 2014 move to a new Uptown ballpark, York County will begin planning the future of Knights Stadium. York County owns the Fort Mill, S.C. home of the Knights. With no debt left on the facility and lots of land surrounding the facility — remember, […]
Developers looking at Charlotte investments after Knights ballpark approved
There has already been an immediate effect to the city’s decision to partially fund a new Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League): developers are making offers to Uptown property owners. Joanna Sikiotis, owner of Green’s Lunch, says she’s been approached by developers who want to buy the 86-year-old eatery and redevelop the property. She’s not […]