Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
With it looking all but certain that the MLB season won’t open until Memorial Day at the earliest, MLB teams have pledged $30 million–$1 million per team–for ballpark employees who will miss work because of the shutdown forced by the coronavirus. (more…)
It’s Salt River Fields at Talking Stick versus Camelback Ranch-Glendale in the 2020 Best of the Ballparks Cactus League fans vote finals — and we want to hear from you. (more…)
It’s Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium vs. LECOM Park in the final round for the 2020 Best of the Ballparks Grapefruit League fan vote — and we want to hear from you! (more…)
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to unfold, longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson is calling for a total shutdown at spring-training camps around Major League Baseball. (more…)
How quickly things change. Four days ago, we were ready to jump on an airplane and attend spring-training games in Arizona; today we’re confronting a suspended season and the very real possibility we won’t see live baseball until Memorial Day. (more…)
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advising no gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks as the nation battles the novel coronavirus pandemic, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says his sport will follow that guideline–which means we could see the 2020 season launch around Memorial Day at the earliest. […]
After ongoing discussions with the Players Association, MLB has ordered home non-roster players from spring-training camps and will eliminate team workouts, though players on the 40-man roster will be allowed to work out at camp. (more…)
More MLB teams have announced plans to aid game-day employees for the near term, as the sport continues to implement plans to address a shutdown caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic in the United States and Canada. (more…)
With the 2020 MLB and MiLB seasons on hold while the United States battles a novel coronavirus pandemic, teams are imposing social distancing by implementing telecommuting and limiting ballpark access. (more…)
With Dr. Anthony Fauci estimating it could take eight weeks or more for the coronavirus pandemic to run its course in the United States, we could see the MLB and MiLB 2020 seasons pushed back to May. (more…)
Spring training may be called because of coronavirus, but we’re not calling our Best of the Ballparks 2020, Cactus League fan vote. We’re at the Elite Eight round of voting for Arizona facilities–so jump right in! (more…)
Spring training may be called because of coronavirus, but we’re not calling our Best of the Ballparks 2020, Grapefruit League fan vote. We’re at the Elite Eight round of voting for Florida facilities–so jump right in! (more…)
As fans filed into the Kansas City Royals spring training ballpark in Surprise, Arizona late on Thursday morning, many expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to simply see a baseball game. Any baseball game. (more…)