What do you do when you want to add new features to a ballpark with an extremely limited footprint? You change the rules and extend the ballpark boundaries to encompass a nearby plaza, as the Minnesota Twins did this season at Target Field. (more…)
Archive | Visits
CoolToday Park Opens
With the opening of CoolToday Park, the Atlanta Braves reclaimed control of their spring-training operations for the first time since 1997—and in the process created a fan experience that raises the bar for Grapefruit League facilities. (more…)
Nationals Park Preps For an ASG Spotlight
Nationals Park will host one of the most high-profile events in its history when it welcomes the 2018 MLB All-Star Game next month. The home of the Washington Nationals has seen some changes inside and outside since its 2008 opening, and its fan features will make it a fitting venue for the Midsummer Classic. (more…)
More Beer, Brats and Burgers on Tap at Miller Park for 2017
With concessions overhauled to the tune of $20 million and an added emphasis on Sconnie and MKE offerings, a Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park is an even more localized and tasty experience for the 2017 season. (more…)
The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches: Prepping for 2018
With one of the most dramatic entrances in all of spring training and several homages to South Florida, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches opened with some issues in spring training 2017, but offseason work should yield the full fan experience envisioned by designers and team officials. (more…)
New York Yankees: Yankee Stadium Preview
With an overhaul of prominent Yankee Stadium spaces to encourage socializing at the ballpark, the New York Yankees are working to attract casual fans who are less into baseball and more into the social scene—certainly the biggest trend in sports venues today. (more…)
Olympic Stadium Shines in Exhibition Game
On Friday night, more than 43,000 fans turned out to see the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in an exhibition game at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. (more…)
First Look: Steinbrenner Field Renovations
Over the course of a decade, Steinbrenner Field had slipped from a leading Grapefruit League fan facility to a middle-of-the-pack ballpark. After extensive offseason renovations, the spring home of the New York Yankees is once again a March jewel and worth a memorable visit from not only Yankee diehards, but baseball fans of all kinds. […]
Baseball in the Republic: Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is releasing a series on his travels to the ballparks of the Dominican Winter League. What follows is part three of his three-part installment. (more…)
Baseball in the Republic: San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is releasing a series on his travels to the ballparks of the Dominican Winter League. What is part two of his three-part installment. (more…)
Baseball in the Republic: Santo Domingo
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, is releasing a series on his travels to the ballparks of the Dominican Winter League. What follows is an excerpt of part one of his three-part installment. (more…)
FanFest Adds to All-Star Experience
Christina Griffith is a Boston Red Sox fan who used to live in Massachusetts, but as a San Diego transplant, she has adopted the Padres as her hometown team, complete with season tickets to Petco Park. (more…)
Baseball Across America: Chicago
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, embarked on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he filed regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stop: Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field. (more…)