Sunny forecast for 2021 MLB season from Manfred
It is Opening Day for the 2021 MLB season, and hope springs eternal at the start of a campaign–an attitude shared by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who hopes for full-capacity ballparks by midseason. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for April 1, 2021
Kevin Reichard flies solo in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, discussing lessons learned from spring training for the regular season and previewing upcoming book releases and Ballpark Digest coverage. (more…)
New for 2021: loanDepot park
Nine years after the facility opened in 2012, the home of the Miami Marlins finally has a corporate naming-rights partner, as the former Marlins Park is now loanDepot park. (more…)
Blue Jays extend Dunedin residency through May
The Toronto Blue Jays will play their third homestand of the 2021 MLB season at Dunedin’s TD Ballpark, as the team awaits a potential return to Rogers Centre. (more…)
West Coast League releases split schedule
The summer-collegiate West Coast League released a 2021 schedule with two components in play, and no U.S./Canada games planned to begin the year. (more…)
It’s O’Brate vs. Baum in Best of the Ballparks 2021 college baseball finals
It’s O’Brate Stadium (Oklahoma State) vs. Baum-Walker Stadium (University of Arkansas) in the finals of the Best of the Ballparks 2021 fan vote for college baseball ballparks. So go vote! (more…)
New for 2021: Princeton WhistlePigs
We have the final rebranding exercise in the new-look summer-collegiate Appalachian League with the rebranding of the Princeton WhistlePigs for the 2021 season. (more…)
Personnel news: Wichita, Rocky Mountain, Altoona
We have multiple staff announcements across baseball from the Wichita Wind Surge, Rocky Mountain Vibes and the Altoona Curve for the 2021 season. (more…)
2021 Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase Field
With the MLB season beginning April 1 and the Arizona Diamondbacks holding their annual Chase Field exhibition on March 30, it’s time to look at what the team has planned to begin the season. (more…)
Canadians to begin 2021 season in Hillsboro
With no change in U.S.-Canada border restrictions in sight, the Vancouver Canadians (High-A West) will begin the 2021 MiLB season playing out of Ron Tonkin Field, home of the Hillsboro Hops. (more…)
ESPN to begin season with remote announcers
While MLB teams have been mixed in their approaches to announcers in the ballpark during spring training, ESPN will begin the 2021 MLB season with remote announcers, but that decision may be revisited as the season progresses. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: RBI
You may bring in a base runner with a run batted in (RBI), but you don’t actually need to get a hit to do it, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
We could see larger ballpark crowds by end of spring: Fauci
Good news for anyone in pro baseball or summer-collegiate ball: Dr. Anthony Fauci says we could see larger crowds at ballparks by late spring or early summer if vaccination trends continue. (more…)