Major League Baseball has issued the long-awaited recommendations about increased netting at ballparks, suggesting that coverage be expanded to the near end of the dugouts and within 70 feet of home plate. (more…)
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No Pepsi. Coke.
With Pepsi deciding not to renew their partnership deal with the New York Mets, the team turned to the natural rival for a Citi Field Signature Partnership deal: Coca-Cola. (more…)
Padres unveil 2016 Petco Park upgrades
More changes are in store for Petco Park, as the San Diego Padres announced upgrades for 2016, including a new two-level social space in right-center field inspired by the city’s beach lifestyle. (more…)
Indians adding new videoboards as part of 2016 upgrades
The Cleveland Indians are installing a new Progressive Field scoreboard as part of the 2016 ballpark improvements already underway. (more…)
Investor proposes site for downtown Montreal ballpark
Developer Luc Poirier has won the rights to purchase the former Montreal Children’s Hospital site in downtown Montreal and says the site would be the perfect place for a new Montreal MLB ballpark. (more…)
Three groups bid for post-Braves Turner Field
Three groups, including a development group that includes Georgia State University, have submitted bids to take over Turner Field once the Atlanta Braves move to suburban Cobb County in 2017. (more…)
Next step in MLB world domination: Europe?
We could see the first European MLB games as soon as 2017, as London’s Olympic Stadium may host games to launch the season in another international promotion. (more…)
More netting on tap for MLB ballparks next season
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says more netting to protect fans from foul balls is on tap for the 2016 season, but specifics will be announced next year. (more…)
Astros, Nats break ground on new spring complex
Though the design has been going full steam for weeks, the beginning of construction on a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring-training complex in West Palm Beach is nigh, as the ceremonial groundbreaking was held yesterday. (more…)
Shapiro: Time for new Jays spring facility
New Toronto Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro is making his mark on the team in various ways, and one new project is emerging: Finding the team a new spring-training facility. (more…)
Voters approve variances for Giants development
Voters in San Francisco approved a referendum that would allow the San Francisco Giants to exceed height limits on the proposed Mission Rock development next to AT&T Park. (more…)
Cubs to mark a century at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs announced the first step in a celebration of the team’s 100th anniversary of playing at Wrigley Field: a new logo to be work as a patch on home uniforms throughout the 2016 season. (more…)
Memories of a New York Mets World Series
Tonight the New York Mets will host Game 3 of the World Series — and just in time, after Games 1 and 2 in Kansas City didn’t well. Citi Field will be in the spotlight, but many fans will fondly remember where the Mets won a World Series for the first time: Shea Stadium. (more…)