Spring training is just around the corner, but up north, many Major League Baseball teams are working to finish construction projects in time for the start of the 2017 season. We are taking a look at what teams have been up to this off-season. (more…)
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Astros Add Torchy’s Tacos, Shake Shack to New Centerfield Area
In conjunction with Aramark, the Houston Astros have announced that Torchy’s Tacos and Shake Shack will be added to Minute Maid Park. Both will be included in the new centerfield area at the ballpark, which is being added this offseason. (more…)
Ballparks on the Ballot
This Election Day will bring a high-profile ballot measure to Arlington voters, who will decide the fate of a proposed retractable roof ballpark for the Texas Rangers. That initiative is the first for a major league ballpark in years, but there was once a time where ballpark referendums were commonplace. (more…)
Astros to Remove Tal’s Hill
After much discussion, the Houston Astros are now moving forward with plans to remove Tal’s Hill, which will be taken out of Minute Maid Park before next season. (more…)
Best of 2015: #8, Tal’s Hill
We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #8: The Houston Astros make plans to remove Tal’s Hill from Minute Maid Park — a move eventually postponed. (more…)
Astros home finally generating economic activity
Though Houston officials assumed Minute Maid Park would generate new economic development after opening in 2000, it’s only now that serious activity has occurred around the home of the Houston Astros. (more…)
Tal’s Hill lives!
The Houston Astros have suspended a $15-million Minute Maid Park renovation that would have removed Tal’s Hill in center field to make way for new bar and food locations, and a premium group-seating area at field level. (more…)
Minute Maid Park changes would remove Tal’s Hill
The Houston Astros today announced $15 million in changes to Minute Maid Park‘s center-field area for the 2016 season: improved seating options, better access and revisions to the playing field, including the removal of Tal’s Hill. (more…)
The ultimate ballpark aerial view: from space
Talk about the ultimate in aerial views: NASA astronaut Terry Virts, traveling 250 miles above Earth on the International Space Station, is photographing every MLB ballpark from space and asking fans to guess the location. (more…)
Astros to unveil new turf, club renovations
Some big upgrades at Minute Maid Park this season, including a renovation of the Mazda Club Level and the installation of new field turf, as the Houston Astros make more changes for 2015. (more…)
The Week That Was: Jan. 11, 2015
Minute Maid Park renovations, a Spirit Communications Park preview and potential Appy League expansion head the top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Astros map out Minute Maid Park future
We’ve already reported on 2015 changes to Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, with the team releasing details on potential changes for coming years. (more…)
Astros to take down annoying outfield signs at Minute Maid Park
The twelve Houston Astros sponsorship signs behind the Crawford Boxes — the ones partially obscuring the outfield train track for more than a season — are coming down and relocated elsewhere in Minute Maid Park. The signage came out of a good impulse: they were to honor members of the Community Leaders program, which began […]