Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard review the fragile state of baseball at all levels due to COVID-19, discuss the history of the Indians and Redskins monikers, and reminisce about prior All-Star Games in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
The Cleveland Indians will follow the actions of other professional sports teams and reexamine the use of a racially inappropriate name and branding during a time of social justice. (more…)
Las Vegas Ballpark hosted its first Big League Weekend over Saturday and Sunday, earning plenty of praise from Oakland A’s players and front office executives along the way. (more…)
The Cleveland Indians are exploring additional, extensive Progressive Field upgrades and potential development around the ballpark, in anticipation of the team’s lease coming up in 2023. (more…)
The Cleveland Indians have announced plans to extend protective netting at Progressive Field, as they will run netting farther down the foul lines in time for the 2020 season. (more…)
Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would mandate extended netting standards at major and minor-league ballparks, representing a state-level attempt to put certain requirements into law. (more…)
Citing issues with Progressive Field‘s aging building automation system, the Cleveland Indians are hoping to land approval for a replacement project. (more…)
Cuyahoga County officials are proposing roughly $40 million in bonds to cover repairs at two major sports facilities, including the Cleveland Indians‘ Progressive Field. (more…)
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that PNC Park is now a certified sensory-inclusive environment, while the Cleveland Indians introduced the first sensory room at Progressive Field. (more…)
With the launch of high-school play this week, locals are counting down the final days of Loeb Stadium, the former home to Minor League Baseball and Cleveland Indians spring training in Lafayette, IN. (more…)
Ballpark Digest is previewing what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2019 season is underway. Up next: the Cleveland Indians and Progressive Field. (more…)
The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We rank MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities, as updated for 2019. (more…)
Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Indians have unveiled details on Play Ball Park, a large indoor-outdoor event that will be held in conjunction with July’s All-Star Game. (more…)
