The price tag for a new Tennessee Smokies ballpark is now at $114 million, but with overages anticipated from the start, team owner Randy Boyd will cover the increased costs. (more…)
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Smokies ballpark site plan seeks to reunify city
We’re seeing another important use emerge for a new Tennessee Smokies ballpark: the site design will seek to unify traditional neighborhoods fragmented by urban renewal in the past. (more…)
Rising construction costs impacts new Knoxville ballpark
Rising construction costs driven by the pricing of materials and labor is impacting the price tag on a new Knoxville ballpark for the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A; Southern League), leading to a downsizing of the project. (more…)
Returning to MiLB: The Knoxville Smokies
When the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) move to a new Old City ballpark in the 2024 season, they’ll also return to a familiar moniker, as fans will welcome back the Knoxville Smokies. (more…)
New Knoxville ballpark receives final city approval
It’s a done deal: the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) will be playing at a new Knoxville ballpark in 2024 after final approval from the Knoxville City Council. (more…)
New Knoxville ballpark bonding receives initial approvals
A new Knoxville ballpark for the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) took another step forward in the regulatory process, with the Knoxville Knox County Sports Authority approving $65 million in bonding. (more…)
Personnel news: Tennessee, Joliet, Wisconsin Rapids
We have personnel news today from the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South), Joliet Slammers (Frontier League) and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Northwoods League). (more…)
First approval for new Knoxville ballpark
The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for a new Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) home, in the first step toward a ballpark-driving development in the city’s Old Town. (more…)
Double-A schedules out; more normalcy
Yesterday we took note of 2022 spring-training and Triple-A schedules, deeming them necessary steps toward normalcy. We now have Double-A schedules: more normalcy in the works. (more…)
Pro soccer could be part of Knoxville ballpark future
Pro soccer could be part of the schedule at a new downtown Knoxville ballpark, as local investors want to place a USL League Two team there in anticipation of a League One shift. (more…)
Knox County moves forward with new Smokies ballpark
With Knox County signing off on a city-county sports authority, a new Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) ballpark is one step closer to fruition. (more…)
Boyd joins Redbirds ownership group
Randy Boyd, owner of the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) and operator of three Appalachian League teams, has joined the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ownership group headed by Peter Freund. (more…)
Cubs to return four affiliates for 2021
The Chicago Cubs will invite back its top four full-season affiliates for the 2021 season and beyond: Iowa Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. (more…)