After a soft opening yesterday, Guy Fieri’s Downtown Phoenix Kitchen + Bar at Caesars Sportsbook is set to fully open at Chase Field on Tuesday, June 21. (more…)
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Giants unveil new Papago Park Player Development Center
The major construction project unveiled in spring training wasn’t at a ballpark, as the San Francisco Giants opened a new Player Development Center at Papago Park in Phoenix. (more…)
Sorting Out the Diamondbacks Ballpark Situation
With the announcement that the Arizona Diamondbacks are free to seek a ballpark solution after settling a lawsuit with Maricopa County, the team ownership now has some options for the future — which may include a Chase Field renovation or demolition. (more…)
D-Backs Can Plan for New Ballpark Under Deal with Maricopa County
The Arizona Diamondbacks are free to search for a new ballpark–or even a new market–under a deal with Maricopa County that frees the municipality from paying $187 million in maintenance to Chase Field. (more…)
Giants’ Papago Park Pitch Moves Forward
The San Francisco Giants have made progress in their push to move training facilities to Phoenix’s Papago Park, as the proposal has cleared a key hurdle. (more…)
Brewers Commit to Maryvale Baseball Park Renovations
It’s official: the Milwaukee Brewers will sign a new 25-year lease for the team’s spring-training home, Maryvale Baseball Park, and spend up to $63 million toward renovations to the ballpark and the training facilities under a deal approved by the Phoenix City Council. (more…)
Brewers Pitch Maryvale Baseball Park Overhaul
After exploring different options for new spring-training digs, the Milwaukee Brewers have settled on a Maryvale Baseball Park overhaul as part of a 25-year lease extension for the Phoenix facility. (more…)
Brewers, Developer Pitch New Gilbert Spring-Training Complex
The Milwaukee Brewers and a local developer are promoting a plan for a new $90-million spring-training complex in Gilbert (AZ) that could also generate local development and an entertainment district. (more…)
Two Teams Training in Sarasota County? Could Happen
Local officials say they are talking to multiple MLB teams about a proposed North Port Sarasota County spring training complex, in addition to the Atlanta Braves. (more…)
Brewers laying groundwork for new spring training home
More Milwaukee Brewers news: apparently the team is moving once again toward finding a new spring training home in the greater Phoenix area. Peoria officials confirm they’ve had very preliminary talks with the Brewers about a new complex in that western-Phoenix suburb. Peoria is already home to a two-team complex shared by the Seattle Mariners […]
Brewers explore spring-training move to Tampa Bay area
The Milwaukee Brewers are thinking about opting out of the team’s Maryvale Baseball Park lease in Phoenix and moving spring-training operations to the Tampa Bay area. The team has the ability to opt out of its Maryvale baseball lease after the 2015 season and beyond. With the Toronto Blue Jays on the way out around […]
Spring training brings $632 million to Phoenix economy: studies
Spring training in Phoenix pumps $632 million into the local economy year-round, according to studies released by the Cactus League Baseball Association and Elliott D. Pollack & Co. From the Arizona Republic: The study found that 56 percent of the 1.7 million fans attending games this past spring were out-of-state visitors and the median stay in […]
ASU, Phoenix sit down to discuss Muni lease
With a partnership with the Chicago Cubs on a facility dead, Arizona State University is turning to Phoenix Municipal Stadium as the future home of the Sun Devils baseball program. ASU was slated to share a new Mesa spring-training facility with the Cubs, but negotiations over who pays what quickly turned sour, with Sun Devils […]