The Kansas City Royals and the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs reiterated their desire to lease Jackson County venues, with a new Royals ballpark and a renovated Arrowhead Stadium funded by an extended sales tax. (more…)
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Oakland A’s to Oakland B’s: Hold your horses
An attempt by the Pioneer League’s Oakland B’s to play a 2024 exhibition game at the Oakland Coliseum was quickly rejected by the Oakland A’s, which holds exclusive rights to baseball at the facility. (more…)
Big League Utah adds advisory boards, potential charity to MLB expansion efforts
Big League Utah, the group seeking to bring MLB to Salt Lake City, provided more information on their vision for an entertainment district at a proposed ballpark site while announcing new advisory boards and a charity designed to enhance the ballpark area. (more…)
X-Golf America on tap at Nationals Park for 2024
Nationals Park will become the second MLB ballpark to offer golf simulators, as X-Golf America announces a new location at the home of the Washington Nationals, joining the Milwaukee Brewers and American Family Field in the corporately owned lineup. (more…)
Royals ballpark tax funding still a work in progress
After an attempt to rush through a 3/8ths of one percent Jackson County sales tax to fund a new Royals ballpark and potential Arrowhead Stadium renovations for the Chiefs failed, the measure is being refined for a later vote. (more…)
Now Available: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona
We have some book news to pass along, as The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2024 / Arizona is now available immediately as an eBook, with the paperback available for preorder. (more…)
Tigers to install MLB’s second-largest main video display at Comerica Park
The Detroit Tigers are going big at Comerica Park for 2024, installing the second-largest main video display in the major leagues as part of a larger signage overhaul that sees five additional displays installed along the fascia, dugout and line score locations. (more…)
In surprise move, new Progressive Field seating is blue
This was not a design highlight shown in renderings, but we have plenty of evidence that the new Progressive Field seating will be blue, in contrast to the original green seating–and won’t be totally installed for the 2024 season. (more…)
Jackson County to consider sales-tax funding for new Royals ballpark
This may be a little premature as we don’t have a ballpark site or a budget, but later today Jackson County will consider a 3/8ths of one percent sales tax to fund a new Royals ballpark and potential Arrowhead Stadium renovations for the Chiefs. UPDATED! (more…)
Athletics now own half of Oakland Coliseum complex
In a deal that was made under different circumstances, the Oakland Athletics now own half of the Oakland Coliseum/Oakland Arena complex after paying $45 million to Alameda County. (more…)
Orioles, state reach deal on new Oriole Park lease–sans development agreement
The Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority have reached a deal on a new lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with the length of the lease and issue of development surrounding the ballpark still to be determined. (more…)
Orioles lease falls apart; is team in play?
With Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pausing a proposed Baltimore Orioles lease for Oriole Park that would give the team development rights to the Camden Yards area, ownership is reportedly in talks to sell the team. (more…)
D-Backs launch $299 Ballpark Season Pass
Most MLB teams offer some sort of Ballpark Pass, but this is the first we’ve seen one offered the year before as a holiday gift, as the Arizona Diamondbacks are selling a $299 Ballpark Season Pass for the entire 2024 MLB season. (more…)