If the Arizona Diamondbacks leave Chase Field for a new Phoenix-area facility, team owners will likely seek a more intimate retractable-roof ballpark built at the center of a mixed-use development. (more…)
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Las Vegas MLB Efforts Could Affect Aviators’ Future
Any successful effort to bring Major League Baseball to the Las Vegas area would likely displace the Las Vegas Aviators (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), though a potential shift in the market’s baseball landscape is by no means imminent. (more…)
Until Ballpark Situations Resolved, Talk of Expansion Premature
With the news that the Arizona Diamondbacks had explored a move to the Las Vegas suburbs, it was a stark reminder that it’s more than just Tampa Bay and Oakland facing ballpark and market challenges—and MLB expansion may not be the slam-dunk many observers assume. (more…)
Diamondbacks Eyed Las Vegas Suburb for New Home: Report
Arizona Diamondbacks ownership was pitched by Henderson (NV) officials on a potential ballpark development in the Las Vegas suburb, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. (more…)
Another new Vegas ballpark plan in the works?
We may have another new ballpark plan for the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), as a suburban Henderson developer has brought up the idea of a Cashman Field replacement at the Cadence master planned community. (more…)
Vegas sports complex moves forward — but baseball now on the back burner
A proposed sports complex in the Las Vegas area was green-lighted for future design studies and land negotiation by the Henderson City Council, but a new ballpark is now a secondary part of the project and not slated to be part of the initial construction. When developer Chris Milam announced a purchase of the Las […]
North American League schedule released: McAllen in, Henderson out
As we reported two days ago, it’s in for McAllen, out for Henderson, as the independent North American League announces the release of a 2011 schedule that has far less travel between Texas and the West Coast than originally planned by league officials. The new schedule has four United League Baseball Texas teams — McAllen […]