A new Amarillo ballpark is temporarily on hold after Elmore Sports Group passes on signing a letter of intent on the new facility, pending resolution of a funding plan for a new San Antonio ballpark. (more…)
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Funding Plan, Location of Potential New San Antonio Ballpark Still in Flux
Mayor Ivy Taylor says the next round of city bonding for 2017 won’t include any funding for a proposed new Triple-A San Antonio ballpark, as the financing and location for the facility still remains to be finalized. (more…)
Tex-Mex Cuisine Becoming a Trend in Minors
When one looks at menus around Minor League Baseball, Tex-Mex food seems to be a popular cuisine. (more…)
Amarillo Officials Look at Hotel Taxes for Ballpark Construction
A new Amarillo ballpark for a relocating affiliated Texas League team could be partially funded by $36 million in hotel taxes, leaving the city to fund a $8 million gap partly with money already in city coffers. (more…)
Elmore Sports Group Confirms Potential Sky Sox Move to San Antonio
Elmore Sports Group confirmed the potential move of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) to a new downtown San Antonio ballpark, while also promising to keep baseball in town with a lower-level team. (more…)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox To San Antonio? Maybe
Elmore Sports Group isn’t closing the door on moving the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) to a new downtown San Antonio ballpark, according to a statement from the team. (more…)
San Antonio Triple-A Announcement Expected
A plan to bring a Triple-A Pacific Coast League team to a new downtown San Antonio ballpark is expected to be announced next week by Elmore Sports Group, owner of the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League). (more…)
Amarillo debating play for San Antonio Missions
Amarillo officials are looking at bringing in Brailsford & Dunlavey and spending an additional $18 million to lure the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) to a new downtown ballpark — which, at the present, is a long shot. (more…)
Road map laid out for Texas League to Amarillo
There is a path for the Double-A Texas League to place a team at a new Amarillo ballpark, says league president Tom Kayser, but it will depend on a current team being displaced by a Triple-A team. (more…)
Study pitched on new San Antonio ballpark
Centro San Antonio, a nonprofit devoted to downtown San Antonio development and events, will fund a study to determine the feasibility of a new facility that could be home to the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League). (more…)
Missions, UTSA could share new San Antonio ballpark
The San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) and University of Texas at San Antonio could share a new downtown ballpark under a plan floated by county officials. (more…)
San Antonio, Elmore debate new Triple-A ballpark
There’s no doubt San Antonio is a Triple-A city, but city leaders say they’re being stymied in their efforts to bring in a team and build a new downtown ballpark by San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) owner Dave Elmore. (more…)
Frisco RoughRiders set attendance mark
No need to count walk-up sales at Dr Pepper Ballpark on Friday night, as the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) set a new single-game attendance record after completely selling out in advance of game day. (more…)