The umpires dressing room at First Tennessee Park will have a new name, as the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are set to name the space after Chuck Meriwether. (more…)
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Personnel News: Garry Arthur Retires
After a successful tenure at the helm for the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), COO and general manager Garry Arthur is retiring. Last year Arthur oversaw a strong inaugural season at First Tennessee Park, a ballpark that opened to much acclaim. (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…)
Personnel news in Nashville, Vermont, State College
We have personnel news today from the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Vermont Lake Monsters and State College Spikes (both short season A; NY-Penn League). (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…)
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…)
Rebranding of Nashville Sounds begins with new logo
With a new ballpark on the way for 2015, the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) unveiled a new logo for next season, drawing on the team’s presence in the Music City. (more…)
Yes, new Sounds ballpark will have iconic guitar scoreboard
This has actually been in the works for months: First Tennessee Park, opening in 2015 as home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will feature a guitar-shaped scoreboard similar to the one made famous in Greer Stadium. “We listen to our fans. Keeping the beloved guitar-shaped scoreboard is just part of our […]
New for 2015: First Tennessee Park
We have a new name for the home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark scheduled to open in 2015: First Tennessee Park. Sounds owner Frank Ward said today that the sponsorship and naming rights agreement is a 10-year commitment by First Tennessee, with options to extend for up to 10 additional […]
Nashville, Sounds break ground on new ballpark
The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the city of Nashville broke ground on a new ballpark today, another step in an improbably journey that brings pro baseball back to Sulphur Dell. It was a remarkable event in that various owners and mayors have sought a new ballpark for the Sounds for at […]
Initial cost estimates for new Sounds ballpark come in high
It’s still early in the process, so the news that initial cost estimates for a new Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark are over budget can be addressed, according to officials with Mayor Karl Dean’s office. We have no final design for the new ballpark, so the cost estimates will change over time. […]
New Nashville Sounds ballpark receives final approval
It’s official: Nashville’s Metro Council approved a $65 million financing plan today for a new Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark at the site of the former home to baseball in the city, Sulphur Dell. Today’s vote was the third needed to approve the deal, which calls for the city to spend $37 […]