Fenway Park, that 102-year-old symbol of all that is right in baseball, will need replacing someday, says owner John Henry, but he won’t be the one to tear the place down. “Structurally there is an expiration date,” Henry said while making an appearance at Red Sox spring training in Fort Myers. “Someone at some point […]
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Football returning to Fenway Park in 2015
Football is returning to Fenway Park in the form of a Shamrock Series game between Boston College and Notre Dame on Nov. 21, 2015. Football was played at Fenway Park frequently over the years; Boston College played games there (as shown in the photo above), as did the NFL’s Boston Redskins (before a move to Washington) […]
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 […]
Ballparks of the World Series: Boston and St. Louis
When the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals open the 2013 World Series tonight, it will mark the fourth time the teams have met in the ultimate postseason play. Here’s a look at the ballparks hosting the four Series. In 1946 the Cards defeated the Red Sox, four games to three, in a […]
Red Sox beard out
OK, this is a pretty good promotion designed to attract the bros: the Boston Red Sox are holding Dollar Beard Night, where anyone sporting a beard — real, painted or fake — will get into Fenway Park tomorrow for just a buck. Apparently beards are the new mustaches when it comes to sports and the […]
In memoriam: Johnny Pesky
He was an integral part of the Boston lineup, hitting over .300 as a member of the Red Sox and serving the team faithfully after retirement. Johnny Pesky passed away yesterday at the age of 92. His baseball career spanned over 60 years, beginning in Portland where he broke in . And even though he […]
LA brings in Janet Marie Smith to oversee Dodger Stadium renovations
Janet Marie Smith, perhaps the most successful ballpark executive in the last 20 years, will attempt to work her magic at Dodger Stadium, as the team names her Senior VP of Planning and Development. The most important task for her: overseeing renovations to Dodger Stadium, a project promised by the new Los Angeles Dodgers ownership even before […]
European football hits American ballparks this summer
Ballparks in major cities are serving another sporting purpose this summer: hosting international soccer matches. In the past it wasn’t unusual for ballparks to host non-baseball sporting events, especially college and pro football. But soccer is a new player in the ballpark world. For a baseball team, converting the field for use as a soccer […]
Fenway Park added to National Register of Historic Places
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, a move that bestows both recognition and potential tax breaks to the venerable ballpark. “Recognizing the incredible history of this ballpark through the National Register designation is a great way to bring the national parks and the […]
Tal’s Hill, Astros train leaving the station?
The Houston Astros are looking at removing both Tal’s Hill in center field and the train running above it as part of branding changes for the 2013 season, when the team enters the American League. The raised center-field hill at Minute Maid Park, never popular with players, was named for former Astros executive Tal Smith in […]
Looking back at 10 years of baseball
Ballpark Digest turned 10 years old this week. To see how much things have changed — or not — we went back to the first set of stories published on the site. The headlines may surprise you. This question pops up a lot, so here’s the short version as to the origins of Ballpark Digest. […]
Cubs: Following the Fenway Park recipe for renovations
The Chicago Cubs have been following the Fenway Park blueprint save one major difference: the Ricketts sought public money for the project. Will that doom Wrigley Field upgrades? Emulating what Boston has done isn’t a bad move for the Cubs: under the John Henry ownership group, the Red Sox have put winners on the field […]
Seat-squatting NYPD cop/Mets fan arrested
An off-duty New York Police Department cop was arrested for refusing to move after squatting in Citi Field seats during Wednesday’s Reds/Mets game. The officer, Eduardo Cornejo, did indeed have a ticket to the New York Mets game but moved up to better seats when he saw their availability. When security asked him to return […]