We’re really excited about this next signing from Steve Dittmore, author of Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger: On Saturday, June 28, at 12:30 p.m., you can meet Steve at Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and acquire your own copy. (more…)
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Catch Steve Dittmore on the Nashville Baseball Podcast
If you’re into baseball history, this is a chat for the ages: On his Nashville Baseball Podcast, local expert Skip Nipper interviews Steve Dittmore about his new book on the Nashville native, Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger. (more…)
Presale launches for Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
We have an official release date for Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger, of Feb. 4, 2025. But we have a surprise for Ballpark Digest readers and Friends of Steve: a December 1 presale that ships with an autographed bookplate. (more…)
Union: We won’t strike during 2022 All-Star Game festivities
The union representing vendors at Dodger Stadium say workers won’t strike during the 2022 All-Star Game festivities after sitting down for negotiations with ballpark concessionaire Levy Restauants. (more…)
Vendors threaten Dodger Stadium All-Star Game strike
Food and beverage workers have authorized a Dodger Stadium All-Star Game strike, as 99 percent of the concessions workers approved a potential walk out, according to the Unite Here union. (more…)
Suit seeks to ground Dodger Stadium gondola project
A nonprofit health foundation has filed suit against LA Metro to halt planning on a proposed Dodger Stadium gondola project, linking the ballpark and downtown’s Union Station, citing the impact on Chinatown and surrounding communities. (more…)
Reopening Day means Dodger Stadium renovations on full display
The latest round of renovations to Dodger Stadium, originally set to debut in 2020, will on full display for the first time tonight as the Los Angeles Dodgers open the doors to full capacity on Reopening Day. (more…)
Dodger Stadium gondola plans refined
Plans for a proposed Dodger Stadium gondola have been refined to now encompass a single route between downtown Los Angeles’s Union Station to Dodger Stadium, adding a intermediate stop in Chinatown. (more…)
Musk boring to Dodger Stadium dead?
Elon Musk made plenty of headlines when he proposed a tunnel between Dodger Stadium and a yet-to-be-determined western terminus, but it looks like those plans have been scrapped. (more…)
California MLB teams cleared for fans in the stands
The five California MLB teams have been cleared to host fans at the start of the 2021 season, but the exact numbers won’t be determined until we get closer to the April 1 season opener. (more…)
Dodgers promote Janet Marie Smith to EVP
Ballpark visionary Janet Marie Smith is the new Executive Vice President of Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers, continuing her work on Dodger Stadium and other team endeavors. (more…)
Dodgers: No change in 2021 team affiliates
It will be all familiar faces for the Los Angeles Dodgers when it comes to affiliate invitees, as the team expects the return of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, Tulsa Drillers, Great Lakes Loons and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. (more…)
Game One is least-watched World Series game ever
History was made at the first 2020 World Series game, both good and bad. On the bad side of the ledger, the initial Rays/Dodgers game from Globe Life Field was the least-watched World Series broadcast ever, with fewer than 10 million fans tuning in. (more…)