Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
After objections about the qualifications of a participant in the winning bid, the city of Wichita is moving forward with the selection of a design/build team on a new ballpark for the relocating New Orleans Baby Cakes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
As they work with project officials, the Texas Rangers are planning for Globe Life Field to feature a more intimate design than its predecessor. (more…)
We have some Camelback Ranch-Glendale upgrades on tap for spring training 2018, as the Cactus League home of the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers will see scoreboard and shade upgrades. (more…)
With one of the most dramatic entrances in all of spring training and several homages to South Florida, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches opened with some issues in spring training 2017, but offseason work should yield the full fan experience envisioned by designers and team officials. (more…)
Fans of the Texas Rangers are weighing in with ideas for the team’s new ballpark, including ways to replicate touches from Globe Life Park. (more…)
Dallas-based HKS, architect of nearby AT&T Stadium, will design the new retractable-roof ballpark for the Texas Rangers, as the team and the city announced the selection today. (more…)
After revealing a plan for the Tropicana Field site that includes a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, HKS is revising its work. (more…)
The City of Fayetteville has released renderings of the proposed High-A Carolina League ballpark that could open in 2019. (more…)
Now that two key votes for the funding have taken place, Fayetteville officials are beginning the process of developing conceptual renderings of a new ballpark. (more…)
To keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the city, St. Petersburg officials are now envisioning a ballpark and other development on the Tropicana Field site. (more…)
An RFQ issued by Amarillo for a potential downtown ballpark received only one submission, as city officials extended the deadline to drum up more interest. (more…)
Despite a deeply contentious end of session, the Florida Legislature approved changes in zoning to allow construction of a new Washington Nationals/Houston Astros spring training complex in West Palm Beach. (more…)
Today’s Frisco news, part II: The Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) announced several improvements to Dr Pepper Ballpark for the 2015 season and beyond, as new owners put their imprint on the franchise. (more…)