The nature of Major League Baseball ballpark naming-rights agreements is often fluid, and this offseason has been a reflection of that trend. In recent months, two teams secured new naming-rights deals that went into effect immediately, while another laid the groundwork for a major partnership that will kick in in the coming years. (more…)
In a first among MLB ballparks, Oracle Park–home of the San Francisco Giants–has received LEED Platinum Certification for an existing building from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). (more…)
Former San Francisco Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan, who helped keep the team in the Bay Area while changing the economics of MLB ballpark construction, passed away today. He was 76. (more…)
With training camps in full swing in a month, it’s time to look at the ballpark changes on hand for spring training 2019, which includes one major renovation and one new Florida ballpark—opening for a single game. (more…)
There has been a major shift in the ballpark naming rights landscape, as the San Francisco Giants‘ AT&T Park will be renamed Oracle Park. An official announcement is expected on Thursday. (more…)
The San Francisco Giants are making an upgrade to AT&T Park, where a new videoboard is being installed for 2019 and beyond. (more…)
It was a packed house at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, when the Oakland A’s drew over 56,000 fans for the largest baseball crowd in Coliseum history. (more…)
We’re down to the finals in the MLB Best of the Ballparks 2018 vote, as PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, takes on AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. So you know what to do: vote! (more…)
Citing a lack of alternative locations, the San Francisco Giants are not planning to relocate the bullpens from foul territory at AT&T Park. (more…)
San Francisco Giants senior vice president and general manager Bobby Evans is expressing concern about the condition of The Diamond, home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
The San Francisco Giants will be shifting many MiLB spring-training and player-development operations to Phoenix’s Papago Park after coming to an agreement on a $35-million renovation plan with Phoenix and Scottsdale. (more…)
With a $60 million budget, the city of Scottsdale is seeking a design-build team for renovations to Scottsdale Stadium, the spring home of the San Francisco Giants. Here’s the wish list for renovations, based on a RFQ issued by the city. (more…)
Ballpark Digest is previewing what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2018 campaign is underway. Up next: the San Francisco Giants and AT&T Park. (more…)
