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Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away today at 1:20 p.m. ET. He collapsed in the Phillies’ broadcast booth before an afternoon game againsst the Washington Nationals.Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away today at 1:20 p.m. ET. He collapsed in the Phillies’ broadcast booth before an afternoon game against the Washington Nationals […]

To coincide with the team’s new-ballpark opening next season, the Minnesota Twins are debating whether to yet again tweak with the team’s myriad of uniform designs.To coincide with the team’s new-ballpark opening next season, the Minnesota Twins are debating whether to yet again tweak with the team’s myriad of uniform designs. Not that there’s a […]

With fans tired of high concession prices, two MLB teams are introducing dollar stands, featuring scaled-down versions of ballpark favorites.With fans tired of high concession prices, two MLB teams are introducing dollar stands, featuring scaled-down versions of ballpark favorites. The Cincinnati Reds’ Great American Ball Park will offer a hot dog, soda, peanuts, candy and […]

Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney says the team is looking at a new spring-training home; contenders include Gila River Indian Reservation or a new Mesa complex in Arizona, and Sarasota in Florida.In his annual spring meeting with reporters, Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney admits the team’s days at Mesa’s HoHoKam Park are numbered and says the team […]

We all knew this would be a rough spring in Vero Beach, the first for the community after the departure of the Dodgers from Dodgertown. Now Indian River County is scrambling to bring back baseball, but the chances are amateurs, not pros, will on the field in future years.We all knew this would be a […]

The second World Baseball Classic kicks off tomorrow. In some countries, the tourney is a huge deal, but in the United States, plenty of good seats remain for the semis and finals. And with most stars (Johan Santana, Joe Nathan, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Ryan Howard, Ryan Dempster, and apparently Alex Rodriguez) passing on the […]

With Fremont out of the picture, the way for the Oakland A’s to make the move to San Jose has never been clearer. Here’s what will need to happen before the team makes the move.With Fremont out of the picture as a future home of the Oakland A’s, the chattering has already begun in baseball […]

The only “new” facility in the Grapefruit League this spring: Charlotte County Sports Park, the newly renovated home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Longtime spring-training aficionados may be able to recognize it as the former spring home of the Texas Rangers, but the Rays, Charlotte County and Populous have done a nice job in upgrading […]

The opening of new spring-training complexes in the greater Phoenix area is giving ballpark architects some new ways of rethinking player development in the modern area. On Friday we presented our look at the new Goodyear Ballpark and the spiffy Cleveland Indians training complex. Today we look at Camelback Ranch, the impressive 141-acre complex shared […]

We have the first arrivals to training camp, as pitchers and catches from several teams reported yesterday. To get you in the spring spirit, we have a look today at the new ballpark and training complex for the Cleveland Indians in Goodyear, Arizona today, followed by a preview of the new Los Angeles Dodgers/Chicago White […]

The emergence of the Ricketts family as the apparent winners of the Chicago Cubs derby now shifts the discussion to what the family plans to do with Wrigley Field, one of the crown jewels of baseball. That Tom Ricketts has a great love of Wrigley Field is well-documented — the Chicago native met his wife […]

It’s a feeding frenzy in southeast Florida, as sixteen developers submit proposals for a new Boston Red Sox spring-training facility in Lee County. County officials and the Red Sox front office are celebrating an early Christmas, but many details remain for many of the proposals.It’s a feeding frenzy in southeast Florida, as sixteen developers submit […]

The Boston Red Sox will switch to the iconic — and somewhat streamlined — Hanging Sox logo for 2009, as the team unveils four different home and road uniform designs. The Boston Red Sox unveiled new club logos, uniforms, and hats that will make their debut on the field at the start of the 2009 […]