Fresh off her election victory, Tampa mayor-elect Jane Castor is expressing her desire to bring the Tampa Bay Rays to the city. (more…)
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Newest Ballparks by League: 2019 Update
A boom of new ballparks has taken in place in 2019, with affiliated Minor League Baseball alone opening three facilities. To reflect the debuts of those venues, we have updated our newest ballparks by league listing. (more…)
Alameda County Moves Forward With A’s Coliseum Sale
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to move forward with a sale of its half interest in the 155-acre Oakland Coliseum site to the Oakland Athletics ownership for $85 million. (more…)
Bill Supporting Howard Terminal Ballpark Advances
The Oakland A’s Howard Terminal ballpark proposal scored a legislative victory on Monday, when the California State Assembly Committee on Natural Resources advanced a bill that supports the plan. (more…)
Target Field Earns LEED Gold Recertification
Thanks to continued upgrades to Target Field, the Minnesota Twins have achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold recertification for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED is the world’s most widely used program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance buildings. (more…)
A’s Reach Tentative Deal to Purchase County’s Share of Coliseum Site
A transaction involving the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site could move forward, as the Oakland A’s have reached a tentative agreement to purchase Alameda County‘s share of the sprawling complex. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks MLB Rankings: 2019
What are the best MLB ballparks? We rank them from top to bottom in our annual Best of the Ballparks MLB rankings, updated for the 2019 season. (more…)
Maritime Industry Balks at A’s Howard Terminal Ballpark Plan
The Oakland A’s pitch for a new ballpark and surrounding development at Howard Terminal is drawing opposition from the Port of Oakland’s maritime industry, which has several concerns about the plan. (more…)
Citizens Bank Park Named 2026 All-Star Game Host
Major League Baseball has officially named Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, as the site of its 2026 All-Star Game. (more…)
New Challenge for Giants at Oracle Park: Attendance Issues
In a relatively new challenge during their run at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants are having to address concerns over declining attendance numbers. (more…)
New Portland Ballpark Renderings Unveiled
New renderings of a proposed Portland Major League Baseball ballpark have been released by Portland Diamond Project, showing additional details on the facility. (more…)
Controversial Pitching Mound Experiment Pushed Back to 2020
The most controversial experimental rule developed by Major League Baseball for use in the independent Atlantic League has been delayed back to the second half of the 2020 season, while other changes will be implemented gradually. (more…)
Topping Off Ceremony Held for Ballpark Village Office Tower
Construction on Phase 2 of St. Louis’s Ballpark Village development is making progress, as a topping off ceremony for a new Class-A office building took place Wednesday. (more…)