Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
Making the 2021 120-team cut isn’t a guarantee for long-term survival in the new world of Minor League Baseball. That’s why this year will be key in the future of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), as the team continues work on a new ballpark. (more…)
Ground has been broken on a facility to replace an existing warehouse across from The Diamond, an early step toward freeing up a potential site for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark. (more…)
A new ballpark shared with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) could anchor a Virginia Commonwealth University athletic complex, under concepts unveiled by university officials. (more…)
Virginia Commonwealth University included a new off-campus ballpark in a recent master plan, showing another sign of a potential shared facility with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
We’ve had many starts and stops over the years, but Friday’s announcement that a state agency is moving a liquor warehouse from The Boulevard area could spur activity on planning for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels ballpark. (more…)
If the potential relocation of a state central liquor warehouse moves forward, it could clear land for a new Richmond Flying Squirrels‘ (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark. (more…)
The joint VCU/Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) effort toward a replacement for The Diamond is now a year old, but both sides report progress is being made toward a new ballpark. (more…)
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the City of Richmond agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a new Boulevard-area ballpark costing between $50 million and $60 million. (more…)
Will this finally get done? We have a proposal from Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) and Virginia Commonwealth University for a new ballpark near the team’s current home, The Diamond. (more…)