When the Milwaukee Brewers open their home Cactus League schedule today, they’ll also be ushering in a new era in team spring-training facilities, unveiling the renovated and renamed American Family Fields of Phoenix. We toured the complex before the grand opening. (more…)
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Brewers Celebrate Topping Out Ceremony for Maryvale Baseball Park Renovation
The Milwaukee Brewers hosted a topping out ceremony for spring training’s Maryvale Baseball Park renovation on Monday, marking a milestone in the construction process. The topping out ceremony commemorated the last beam that was lifted into place. (more…)
Brewers Unveil Maryvale Baseball Park Renovation Plans
The Milwaukee Brewers are moving forward with a renovation to Maryvale Baseball Park, as the team has announced details on the project. (more…)
Andrew Daugherty Named GM-Maryvale Baseball Park
Andrew Daugherty is joining the Milwaukee Brewers, as he has been named general manager of Maryvale Baseball Park, the club’s spring training home. (more…)
Brewers Commit to Maryvale Baseball Park Renovations
It’s official: the Milwaukee Brewers will sign a new 25-year lease for the team’s spring-training home, Maryvale Baseball Park, and spend up to $63 million toward renovations to the ballpark and the training facilities under a deal approved by the Phoenix City Council. (more…)
Brewers Pitch Maryvale Baseball Park Overhaul
After exploring different options for new spring-training digs, the Milwaukee Brewers have settled on a Maryvale Baseball Park overhaul as part of a 25-year lease extension for the Phoenix facility. (more…)
Brewers, Developer Pitch New Gilbert Spring-Training Complex
The Milwaukee Brewers and a local developer are promoting a plan for a new $90-million spring-training complex in Gilbert (AZ) that could also generate local development and an entertainment district. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Cactus League, Round One
With games now underway, it’s time for Ballpark Digest readers to select the best ballparks in the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues. Welcome to the first round of the Best of the Ballparks fan voting, beginning with the ballparks of the Cactus League in Arizona. (more…)
The Week That Was: March 15, 2015
Beer-can seating, spring-training visits to Phoenix Muni and Maryvale Baseball Park, and new uniforms and logos. The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Maryvale Baseball Park: Same as it ever was
At a time when Cactus League ballparks have been modernized and upgraded in recent years, Maryvale Baseball Park pretty much remains the same – which is a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your point of view. (more…)
Brewers laying groundwork for new spring training home
More Milwaukee Brewers news: apparently the team is moving once again toward finding a new spring training home in the greater Phoenix area. Peoria officials confirm they’ve had very preliminary talks with the Brewers about a new complex in that western-Phoenix suburb. Peoria is already home to a two-team complex shared by the Seattle Mariners […]
Compadre Stadium coming down
It’s official: the demolition of Chandler’s Compadre Stadium, the former spring-training home of the Milwaukee Brewers, has begun. The full details are at our Spring Training Online site. We’ve covered the story here before. The ballpark opened in 1986 as spring home of the Brewers, replacing the team’s home in Sun City. It was only […]
Chandler moves ahead with Compadre Stadium demolition
The Chandler (Az.) City Council last night approved a zoning change allowing housing development on a 65-acre site that include Compadre Stadium, former spring-training home of the Milwaukee Brewers. Compadre Stadium opened in 1986 as spring home of the Brewers, replacing the team’s home in Sun City. It was only home to the Brewers until […]