Ballpark Digest
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First Data Field is getting a new name, as the New York Mets spring training and St. Lucie Mets (High A; Florida State League) regular-season home will be called Clover Park beginning in February. This change follows the 2019 acquisition of First Data by Fiserv. (more…)
The Atlanta Braves have begun removing signage from SunTrust Park, an important step as the franchise prepares to rebrand its ballpark. (more…)
The Milwaukee Milkmen (independent; American Association) are seeking a new naming-rights partnership agreement to rebrand the former Routine Field, with hopes of completing a deal by next season. (more…)
The Trois-Rivieres Aigles (independent; Frontier League) have secured a three-year ballpark naming-rights partnership, as the team unveils Quillorama Stadium ahead of the 2020 season. (more…)
The home of the Traverse City Pit Spitters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) is now known as Turtle Creek Stadium, the result of a partnership between the team and Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos. (more…)
Now that SunTrust has officially merged with BB&T, resulting in a new Truist banking brand, you can expect a new name for Atlanta Braves home SunTrust Park in 2020. (more…)
An upcoming theater behind Fenway Park‘s right field bleachers will be named MGM Music Hall at Fenway, as MGM Resorts International signs on as the naming-rights partner. (more…)
The Toronto Blue Jays spring-training home in Dunedin, FL is now TD Ballpark, as the team unveils a naming-rights deal with TD Bank ahead of next spring’s debut of major renovations. (more…)
Even with Molson Coors set to move its headquarters out of Denver, the Coors Field name is highly unlikely to change, as an agreement with the Colorado Rockies runs in perpetuity. (more…)
The upcoming home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Class AA; Southern League) will be known as Toyota Field, the result of a naming-rights deal with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL). Toyota Field will open in 2020. (more…)
Routine Baseball has filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee Milkmen (independent; American Association) ownership, contending that it never formally granted permission for use of its branding at Routine Field. (more…)
The home of the Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) is set to become Sutter Health Park, part of a new multi-year agreement between the team and Sutter Health. (more…)
First Tennessee Park will be renamed First Horizon Park, the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and First Horizon National Corporation announced Thursday. The new name reflects the company’s unification of its banking, wealth management and fixed income businesses under the First Horizon brand. (more…)