A ballpark village encompassing some 400 apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail is being pitched for open space next to First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
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Five cities bid for SEC Baseball Tournament
At least five cities have submitted bids to host the SEC Baseball Tournament in 2017 and beyond, as there’s a real chance one of the biggest events of the NCAA baseball season could end up at a Minor League Baseball ballpark. (more…)
Best of 2015: #3, First Tennessee Park Opening
We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #3: The opening of First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds. (more…)
Help us choose the New Ballpark of the Year!
Help Ballpark Digest editors choose the Best New Ballpark of 2015 with your vote! Each year Ballpark Digest honors the best in baseball with its annual awards, and we’re introducing fan participation in 2015. So vote! (more…)
Baseball Across America: Nashville
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is embarking on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he’ll be filing regular dispatches from the road. Day Three: a trip to Nashville’s First Tennessee Park. (more…)
Everything’s new in Nashville after ballpark opening
One issue when a team opens a new ballpark: how fans will react to a totally different operations mode. Judging from the reaction of Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) fans, First Tennessee Park is already a huge success. (more…)
Best. Month. Ever.
For those of you keeping score at home, we have some news to report: Ballpark Digest had its best month ever in April, with 1.54 million page views and 129,000 individual visitors. Only one thing to say: Thank you. (more…)
First Tennessee Park / Nashville Sounds
It is the perfect ballpark for Nashville, a city where the modern prevails — but always with a nod to the past. First Tennessee Park, the new home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), is a triumphant return of pro baseball to Sulphur Dell. (more…)
Sounds add Band Box to First Tennessee Park
This works on multiple levels: a core part of the First Tennessee Park experience for Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) fans will be the Band Box bar and restaurant in the right-field concourse area. (more…)
Sounds add Hyundai Dealers as founding partner
The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) added another founding partner for the 2015 season and the opening of First Tennessee Park: Middle Tennessee Hyundai Dealers Association. (more…)
Nashville Sounds unveil logos, colors for 2015
We have an updated look for the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), as the team continues its extreme makeover for the 2015 season. (more…)
Embrey breaks ground on Sounds-area development
When First Tennessee Park opens, there will be a cluster of new development as well, as Embrey Partners has begun construction on The Carillon luxury apartment community adjacent to the new home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
More Nashville ballpark development unveiled
More Nashville ballpark development is on the way, as Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) owner Frank Ward is reportedly building up to 30,000 square feet of retail space next to First Tennessee Park. (more…)