We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Arizona is now available for preorder, with units expected to ship before Sept. 15 and a free eBook download included! (more…)
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Now available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Florida
We have some book news to pass along: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2025 / Florida is now available for order in paperback and eBook editions! (more…)
Introducing Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
We have some upcoming book titles to announce, including a full-length biography of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers’ Jim Gilliam and the impending release of our 2025 spring-training guides. (more…)
RIP, Chain of Lakes Park
Our noses have been buried in our next three book projects; hence the lack of postings. Here’s some updates from the last month, beginning with the sad news that Winter Haven’s Chain of Lakes Park, former spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, has been torn down–but baseball will still be played […]
Rickwood Field MLB ticket information released
Tickets for the MLB at Rickwood Field, A Tribute to the Negro Leagues event at Birmingham’s historic venue will be sold exclusively to Alabama residents, with recipients determined by a lottery now open to the public. (more…)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark up for national recognition
Some good news to pass along on Jackie Robinson Day: Daytona’s Jackie Robinson Ballpark, a key site as Robinson prepared for his groundbreaking MLB debut, is being nominated as a National Historic Landmark. (more…)
Oakland Athletics to Sacramento for 2025-2027
After unfruitful negotiations with Oakland over the continued use of the Coliseum, the Oakland Athletics today announced the team will be playing in 2025-2027 at Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, with a move to Las Vegas planned for 2028. (more…)
In memoriam: Larry Lucchino
Larry Lucchino, a pioneer in the art of ballpark design after overseeing the development of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Petco Park, Fenway Park modernizations and Polar Park, passed away yesterday. He was 78. (more…)
All good things: Time to bid farewell
It seems appropriate this Opening Day to announce a big change in the future of Ballpark Digest: twenty-some years after launching this site and August Publications, I’m retiring early and focusing instead on family. (more…)
Prepping for 2024: American League East ballparks
As we approach the 2024 MLB season, we’re taking a different approach to our ballpark coverage. We begin with American League East ballparks, as Natty Boh returns to Oriole Park, Fenway Park adds Irish nachos, the Yankees add a slew of offerings from celebrity chefs, and Tropicana Field sees a revamped turf field. (more…)
Community benefits agreements and the new ballpark math
While the concept isn’t new, we’re seeing community benefits agreements pop up in discussions of new and existing MLB ballpark funding discussions. Here’s a look at what’s involved. (more…)
Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations back on track
The on-again, off-again Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations for Los Angeles Angels spring training are back on, as the city of Tempe is angling to have a new clubhouse and player-development space completed in time for 2025. (more…)
Phillies now part of South Philadelphia Sports Complex development
The Philadelphia Phillies are now part of Comcast Spectacor’s plan to convert portions of the sea of parking at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex into a live-work-play sports and entertainment district, potentially transforming the Citizens Bank Park experience in the future. (more…)