The Los Angeles Dodgers management is adamant that they’ll never sell naming rights to iconic Dodger Stadium, but yesterday they announced the next best thing, selling naming rights to the field, resulting in UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (more…)
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Now in wide distribution: Before They Wore Dodger Blue
We’re excited about the newest title from August Publications, now in wide distribution from the likes of Barnes & Noble and Amazon: Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History. (more…)
Signing alert: Steve Dittmore at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum this weekend!
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…)
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…)