Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are working with potential investors on a bid for the New York Mets that would also include a share of the SNY cable network, with the ultimate goal a development plan for the area surrounding and adjacent to Citi Field. (more…)
In a move that surprised no one, Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has asked for 30 more days to present a plan for the redevelopment of the Angel Stadium site with either a new ballpark or a renovation job. (more…)
With the players union submitting a counterproposal for launching play this year—a counterproposal sure to be rejected by MLB—the fate of the 2020 MLB season hangs in the balance, as a hard deadline is approaching. (more…)
In another sign we won’t see a 2020 MiLB season, MLB released details on a five-round amateur draft set for June 10-11, with the signing deadline moved from July 10 to August 1. (more…)
Well, that didn’t take long: after MLB presented a financial plan for the 2020 season that called for a truncated schedule and deep cuts in star player salaries, the MLBPA rejected it and will reportedly call for more games and no more additional cuts in player salaries. (more…)
A planned new Oakland ballpark plan for Howard Terminal may end up being delayed or even scrapped, as the COVID-19 pandemic and underlying economic uncertainty will certainly impact facility planning for the Athletics. (more…)
The fate of the 2020 MLB season is still up in the air, as MLB officials sent the players association a financial plan for launching play that calls for deep pay cuts for the sport’s highest-paid players. (more…)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the news of the day, preview the 2020 Best of the Ballparks fan vote, future MLB markets, the worst ballparks encountered in their careers, and why Memorial Day was sad without baseball in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
The fate of the 2020 MLB season could be decided in the next week, as MLB and MLBPA reps are negotiating player-safety guidelines and could be reviewing financial data presented by baseball owners as early as today. (more…)
As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, the fate of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season still needs to be determined—as well as the future of the sport itself. (more…)
The Texas Rangers are opening Globe Life Field to tours beginning June 1, with small groups allowed to view the new facility while observing social distancing parameters. (more…)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the news of the day, what’s at stake in the MLB/MLBPA negotiations regarding a season launch, and why Dave Niehaus rules when it comes to grand-slam calls in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo both foresee professional sports resuming in their states next month, but they also foresee play beginning with no spectators present. (more…)