Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
After the liberation of the YES Network from Fox earlier this year, the New York Yankees and Amazon are poised to stream a package of in-market game broadcasts directly to consumers–potentially the first such streaming deal in Major League Baseball. (more…)
The Toronto Blue Jays will continue their tradition of annual spring-training games at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium next March, when they host the New York Yankees in a two-game series. (more…)
Postmates is coming to Yankee Stadium concession stands, as the home of the New York Yankees joins Dodger Stadium as MLB venues offering on-demand ordering and pickup as a way for fans to skip the queues. (more…)
The New York Yankees, along with partners Amazon and Sinclair Broadcast Group, have announced the purchase of the YES Network from Disney at a total enterprise value of $3.47 billion. (more…)
Work is underway for 2020’s Field of Dreams MLB regular-season game, with plans taking shape for a temporary ballpark that will be constructed in the Dyersville, IA cornfield. (more…)
The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees will play a 2020 regular-season game at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, IA, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. Scheduled for August 13, 2020, it will mark the first MLB game held at the fan-favorite movie location and in the State of Iowa. (more…)
Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who blew open professional baseball with his groundbreaking Ball Four, passed away yesterday. He was 80. (more…)
This weekend, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will meet for a two-game series in London that has required diligent work to prepare London Stadium for baseball. (more…)
History is a huge part of the baseball experience, whether it be comparing today’s All-Stars to yesterday’s Hall of Famers or envisioning a game at Ebbets Field or the Polo Grounds. Yesterday and today blend together within the ballpark walls. (more…)
When the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees meet at London Stadium next month, they will play their two-game series on synthetic turf. (more…)
The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We rank MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities, updated for 2019. (more…)
Ballpark Digest is previewing what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2019 campaign is around the corner. Up next: the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium. (more…)
The first domino has fallen in the expected broad realignment of MLB and regional sports networks (RSNs), as the New York Yankees, Amazon and Sinclair Broadcasting have reportedly reached a deal to buy the YES Network from Disney for $3.5 billion. (more…)