PNC Park naming rights have been extended for a decade by the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Bank, with the original 1999 deal set to expire this year. (more…)
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MLB adds Lou Gehrig Day to calendar
Lou Gehrig joins Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente as individuals commemorated across Major League Baseball, with June 2 added to the MLB lineup in 2021. (more…)
Cards, Brewers cleared to host fans in 2021
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers have both been cleared to host fans at home ballparks this year, as MLB teams continue planning efforts for the 2021 MLB season. (more…)
MLB teams still waiting clearance for fans
We’re less than a month away from the start of the 2021 MLB season, and teams are still awaiting clearances from local health authorities to host a limited number of fans. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for March 3, 2021
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss spring training and the state of broadcasting on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
MLB orders delayed start to Triple-A season
MLB is delaying the start of the Triple-A season from early April to early May, with Triple-A facilities instead hosting MLB alternate training sites, featuring workouts for taxi squads. (more…)
Pennsylvania modifies COVID-19 rules to allow 20 percent capacity at ballparks
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled revised COVID-19 limitations for venues of all sizes, allowing 20 percent of capacity at MLB and MiLB ballparks at the beginning of the 2021 season. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2021 continues with Cactus League vote
Our annual Best of the Ballparks 2021 votes continues with a launch of the Cactus League competition, comprising the 10 facilities in the Phoenix area. (more…)
It’s time: Best of the Ballparks 2021 vote launches
It’s that time: Our annual Best of the Ballparks 2021 fan votes launches today, beginning with the Grapefruit League competition and then with the Cactus League competition. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Infield
Where in a ballpark can you find half moons and cutouts, all in pursuit of a room-service hop? The infield: the carpet, the inner garden, the skin. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler describes the many terms for the infield in this week’s edition of Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Coors Field fans cleared for Rockies games
Another MLB team has been cleared to host a limited number of fans at home games to begin 2021, as the Colorado Rockies announced 12,500 fans will be allowed at Coors Field to begin the season. (more…)
Radio-only Blue Jays broadcasts dropped for 2021
The Toronto Blue Jays will drop radio-only broadcasts for the 2021 season, instead going for a TV-radio simulcast led by Buck Martinez, Dan Shulman and Pat Tabler. (more…)
EIR draft details benefits of new waterfront Athletics ballpark
Oakland has released a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) covering a new waterfront Athletics ballpark, pointing out the many benefits to locating the facility at the downtown Howard Terminal port site. (more…)