• There are ten stadiums in use by Arizona Complex League baseball teams, all located in Arizona. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arizona Complex League stadiums. (wikipedia.org)
  • I have good news for anyone who doesn't like the idea of ending up with a mashed-in face: Major League Baseball plans to change its recommendations on safety netting at stadiums in 2016. (suntimes.com)
  • But they worked with host cities and the 10 stadiums for the 15 Cactus League teams in the Phoenix area, and they will limit ticket sales to only a small fraction of their capacity, with fans socially distanced in separate pods. (wunc.org)
  • Ortiz discussed what's going to set the new ballpark apart from other MLB stadiums, how it's going to connect to Texas Live! (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Despite early session optimism and major commitments from several communities, the Legislature failed to vote on any bills to build new stadiums for the Twins or Vikings. (publicradio.org)
  • A study at the University of Dayton in Ohio finds that Major League Baseball owners could finance stadiums themselves, and still make money in the long-run. (publicradio.org)
  • The study looked at more than a dozen new baseball stadiums built since 1989, and found that a typical owner could have recovered the construction costs of his or her new stadium in an average of 12 years. (publicradio.org)
  • Our baseball stadiums are among the most storied in the world. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in the business, yet it's not out of its league compared to the all the fancy-pants stadiums that have popped up in the last 20 years. (bleacherreport.com)
  • The book also analyzes ballparks including categories of how a particular park helps or hinders certain types of offenses and hoe certain stadiums have been re-designed. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • As much of this work is typically seasonal, the company has in recent years developed additional products and made investments that expand its work to sectors beyond outdoor stadiums. (manufacturing-today.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark is a stadium in Goodyear , Arizona (a western suburb of Phoenix) and part of a $108 million baseball complex that is the current spring training home of the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark features over 8,000 stadium seats, 1,500 berm seats, six luxury suites and specialty group areas that seat up to 300 guests. (aol.com)
  • As Turner Field shuts down, MLB ponders: Is 20 years new stadium life span? (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • The Twins have been seeking public funding toward a new ballpark for about a decade and the Vikings got into the stadium game not long after. (publicradio.org)
  • Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a past critic of stadium plans, offered his own this year. (publicradio.org)
  • Looking to finalize a stadium deal by the January 2024 deadline imposed by Major League Baseball, A's team president Dave Kaval said the club is directing its full attention to Southern Nevada after the process to build a new waterfront ballpark in Oakland has stalled over the past year. (mlb.com)
  • We put an incredible six-year effort into trying to get this waterfront vision for a stadium approved. (mlb.com)
  • We're still maybe seven or eight years away from being even able to open a stadium [in Oakland] with the lawsuits and referendums and timing challenges. (mlb.com)
  • Nestled in the streets of downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, sits the ballpark that has influenced the architecture and construction of nearly every baseball stadium built since 1992, much like when Shibe Park and Forbes Field ushered in the modern steel and concrete ballparks in the first half of the 20th Century. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Part of Memorial Stadium is still at the Orioles ballpark today, as both foul poles at Camden Yards are the same ones used at the O's old ballpark for over three decades. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Pro baseball will indeed return to Montreal in the form of the independent Can-Am League for a day, as the Quebec Capitales and Trois-Rivieres Aigles will play an exhibition at Gary Carter Stadium. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays are negotiating to play exhibition games in Montreal in the future, bringing Major League Baseball back to Olympic Stadium, the former home of the Montreal Expos. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said last year that there is a "sense of urgency" for the Rays to resolve their stadium issue and that MLB wants the team to remain in the Tampa Bay area. (sfltimes.com)
  • MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has said expansion to 32 teams could be considered after ballpark deals are in place for the Rays and Oakland Athletics, who have proposed moving to a planned stadium in Las Vegas. (kaaltv.com)
  • Expect lots of finger pointing today about what went wrong, how public transit to the stadium needs to be expanded and warnings of more traffic chaos if the Royals ever decide to build their new ballpark downtown. (flatlandkc.org)
  • Last year, just as baseball was gearing up for another opening day, the pandemic hit, and shortly thereafter, Reed and nearly 40,000 other stadium workers across the country found themselves without a job. (wyso.org)
  • If the Boston Red Sox are playing at home, checking out a game at the 103-year-old Fenway Park, Major League Baseball's oldest stadium, is a must … if you can get tickets. (sparefoot.com)
  • An Associated Press report earlier this week mentioned Montreal as a city that has refused to build a new baseball stadium for the Expos, a statement that could not be farther from the truth. (tripod.com)
  • It may not have the same kind of space-station sophistication of places like Marlins Park and the new Yankee Stadium, but Fenway strikes a balance between nostalgia and new-age that is decidedly unique among MLB 's 30 ballparks. (bleacherreport.com)
  • Arlington had only about 90,000 people in 1972 when professional baseball actually moved into Arlington Stadium some 14 years later. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Professional baseball in addition to the recent success of the NBA All-Star game, Cowboys Stadium, the arrival of international bowling, tennis and the Super Bowl XLV coming in February makes Arlington's pride and its identity stronger than ever, said current Mayor Robert Cluck. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • 1972 Arlington Stadium becomes home to the Texas Rangers, formerly the major-league Washington Senators. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • 1993 The Ballpark in Arlington becomes the official name for the new stadium. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • LAS VEGAS, NV - During a presentation last week to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority by Mortenson-McCarthy, the construction manager of the Oakland Athletics, revealed that work is slated to begin on the Major League Baseball team's upcoming Las Vegas ballpark in April 2025 for an anticipated completion date of April 2028 - just in time for that year's regular season. (shelterrealty.com)
  • It was also revealed at the presentation that law firms have been retained by the A's to draw up both a stadium lease as well as a community benefits agreement, covering a financial commitment from the A's to the local Las Vegas community in addition to promises of paying livable wages to ballpark employees, diversity requirements, educational programs, community engagement, and more. (shelterrealty.com)
  • Two of the best parks in the majors are PNC Park in Pittsburgh and the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (arkansasonline.com)
  • Many baseball insiders assume MLB will return to Montreal, but some - like agent Scott Boras - are pushing for an earlier return if the Tampa Bay Rays cannot solve their ballpark issues. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays will be built near the current one under plans unveiled Monday as part of a massive redevelopment project that also includes affordable housing, office space and retail in what was once a thriving Black neighborhood. (sfltimes.com)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays and the city of St. Petersburg announced a news conference for Tuesday expected to include finalized details about a new downtown ballpark. (yahoo.com)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches Tuesday on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a $6.5 billion development project that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum. (kaaltv.com)
  • Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays and the city of St. Petersburg, Fla., are joining in a public-private partnership to build a $1.3-billion ballpark, surrounded by a mini-city, with 8 million sq ft of mixed-use development. (enr.com)
  • Texas Rangers win their first ever play-off series with a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • HKS - ranked as one of the top sports and entertainment design firms in the country - was announced as the designer for the new Texas Rangers ballpark in January 2017. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • For us, the new Texas Rangers Ballpark development is very special. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • We are delighted to be part of this exciting new development that will impact not only the Texas Rangers and their fans, but the City of Arlington and the entire region for many years to come. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Brad Corbett, famous for his six years as the primary owner of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) team, has died at the age of 75. (webpronews.com)
  • The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 and 2004 Texas League Champions. (milb.com)
  • Until recently, the 40-year-old Texas Rangers franchise had struggled to put together a string of winning seasons. (baylor.edu)
  • The Washington Senators soon became the Texas Rangers, and major league baseball hit a homerun in Arlington! (arlingtontx.gov)
  • This year, the Texas Rangers won the American League Pennant and played in its first-ever World Series. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • 1976 The City of Arlington and the Texas Rangers develop a two-year program to renovate and enlarge Arlington Stadium's seating capacity to 42,000. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • 2010 Baseball owners approve the sale of the Texas Rangers to a group led by Chuck Greenberg and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Texas Rangers advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history and face the New York Yankees. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • In addition, the Texas Rangers new ballpark (Globe Life Field) will be allowing fans for the first time. (ballparkreviews.com)
  • HOUSTON , Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ENGIE Resources - the third-largest non-residential electricity provider in the United States - announced today that it has entered into a multi-year electricity supply contract to power Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. (prnewswire.com)
  • As we searched for competitive energy prices for Wrigley Field and our other facilities, ENGIE Resources emerged as the clear choice for becoming the team's official power provider," said Alex Sugarman , Cubs Senior Vice President of Strategy and Ballpark Operations. (prnewswire.com)
  • As the official power provider for several other Major League Baseball teams, we understand the unique operational requirements of Wrigley Field and want to be sure they get the power they need, backed by the customer service and competitive rates they deserve," added Burrows. (prnewswire.com)
  • Built in 1914, Wrigley Field in 2016 began its 102nd season in Major League Baseball and its 100th year as the home of the Cubs. (prnewswire.com)
  • Wrigley Field is one of the ballparks mapped out in the Ballpark Digest iPhone/iPad app. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • The 99-year-old Wrigley Field is a sacred place for many, and some are no doubt going to argue that the ballpark will be tarnished once the renovations are made. (bleacherreport.com)
  • The Hops are scheduled to break ground on the new venue later this year with an opening scheduled in 2025. (milb.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark. (wikipedia.org)
  • Goodyear Ballpark is the Spring Training home of the Cleveland Guardians & Cincinnati Reds. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark is owned and operated by the City of Goodyear . (aol.com)
  • Games will be played at both team complexes, located on Wood Blvd, south of Goodyear Ballpark . (aol.com)
  • The Reds train in a state-of-the-art Player Development Complex and share Goodyear Ballpark with the Cleveland Guardians each spring training season. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark is the spring training and player development home of both of Ohio's Major League Baseball teams - the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark insider tips. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark Goodyear Ballpark is the spring training and player development home of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds.A great deal of emphasis is put on the fan experience - guests enjoy a fun atmosphere with between-inning promotions, giveaways, kids days, family-friendly ticket pricing and the largest kids zone of all Cactus League facilities. (aol.com)
  • Goodyear Ballpark - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with. (aol.com)
  • If all goes according to the estimated timeline, Kaval said he envisions breaking ground on the Vegas ballpark in 2024 and opening in time for the start of the '27 season. (mlb.com)
  • A construction start for the ballpark, which is phase one of the megadevelopment, is scheduled for late 2024. (enr.com)
  • We buy & sell tickets for 2024 MLB Baseball games including those for the Cubs and Cardinals. (ticketcity.com)
  • Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf talks to reporters briefly about a shooting incident inside Guaranteed Rate Field last Friday evening, during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics during a news conference naming Chris Getz the new senior vice president/general manager Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Chicago. (wfla.com)
  • May 25, 2023) - After a recent study conducted by ECONorthwest, the Hillsboro Hops (@HillsboroHops) announced today that their new ballpark and entertainment complex will provide $190M in economic impact from construction and $64M in annual economic impact once the venue is open. (milb.com)
  • The) 2023 season was my 43rd season in baseball. (mystateline.com)
  • Kevin Reichard is founder and publisher of Ballpark Digest. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • It certainly was a hot spot and attracted a prime sports-going demographic: millennials who don't spend nine innings glued to their seats," said Kevin Reichard of Ballpark Digest. (populous.com)
  • LATZMAN: The ballpark keeps the Cubs coming back every year. (wunc.org)
  • The Cubs also plan on building a hotel on the currently hosting a McDonald's across Clark from the ballpark. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • It's just the third time that the North Side Cubs and the South Side White Sox reached the playoffs in the same year. (wshu.org)
  • My fear is there would be an asterisk on the season, so if the Cubs or Sox won it, they'd have that," adds the 53-year old Davern. (wshu.org)
  • A sharply hit foul ball struck a girl during the Houston Astros' game against the Chicago Cubs, prompting calls for increased safety measures at ballparks. (kpax.com)
  • When they do, they'll be looking to usher in an entirely new era of Cubs baseball. (bleacherreport.com)
  • The rooftop clubs themselves, for the record, are likely to be allowed to "continue operating for the 11-year 'duration' of their revenue-sharing agreement with the Cubs. (bleacherreport.com)
  • Per Baseball-Reference.com , the Cubs have finished in the top five in the National League in attendance every year since 2003. (bleacherreport.com)
  • Changing the ballpark around may not greatly alter attendance numbers, but it could greatly alter the Cubs' fortunes on the field. (bleacherreport.com)
  • Because Cubs vs Cardinals games ranks among the top rivalries in Major League Baseball , and would even is considered by many to rank among the top rivalries in all of sports. (ticketcity.com)
  • The club has received unprecedented fan support - becoming one of only four teams to exceed three million in attendance eight consecutive years (2000-2007). (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • But we're seeing other outcomes -- attendance was a record last year. (baylor.edu)
  • Like Minnesota, Wisconsin went through years of contentious negotiations before lawmakers authorized public subsidies for the Milwaukee Brewers three-year-old home, Miller Park. (publicradio.org)
  • Ballpark Digest. (wikipedia.org)
  • Between now and New Year's Eve we'll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. (ballparkdigest.com)
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  • August Publications was formed in 2002 with the launch of Ballpark Digest. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • It was 1958 when a committee was formed to study the feasibility of bringing minor league baseball to the Metroplex. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • 1958 A committee is formed to study the feasibility of attracting minor league baseball to the D/FW Metroplex. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Travelers" is the second-longest-running nickname in minor league baseball, trailing only the Buffalo Bisons. (arkansasonline.com)
  • Welcome to BallparkReviews.com, a web site devoted to documenting in words and photos both major and minor league baseball parks across the United States and Canada. (ballparkreviews.com)
  • The City of Arlington's Office of Communication recently talked to HKS principal designer Fred Ortiz about the features fans can expect to see at the new Rangers Ballpark in 2020. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • But this is 2020, a year of mask-wearing and social distancing, and limits on drinking and dining establishments in the city is putting a damper on what could turn out to best year for baseball in Chicago in more than a century. (wshu.org)
  • Due to the pandemic cancelling the 2020 minor league season, 2021 will bring us a slew of new ballparks. (ballparkreviews.com)
  • JD Burrows, Vice President of Marketing for ENGIE Resources, said the company is honored to serve the team and its iconic ballpark. (prnewswire.com)
  • the process for the HKS team over the next few years and how the retractable roof is going to play into the design. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • And like Minnesota, supporters there said the small-market team needed the ballpark to stay competitive. (publicradio.org)
  • Owner of the Orioles, Eli Jacobs, hired architect Joseph Spear of HOK Sport to design a new ballpark for the team. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Former Expo Warren Cromartie has assembled a professional team to determine the feasibility of a return of Major League Baseball to Montreal. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • It cost $138 million when it was built in 1990 to draw a major league team to the region. (kaaltv.com)
  • Ah, but this was the first game, even if it was only practice, of the Nationals, Washington's first major league baseball team since the lamentable Senators decamped in 1971. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • More than 100 reporters overflowed the press box of the ballpark in Viera, Fla. The team, it was noted, took the field at 1:02 pm. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • Asked if he thought this year about selling the team, he responded carefully. (mystateline.com)
  • You have a location (for years, the favourite was Tampa Bay) that you tout as a logical candidate for a baseball team. (tripod.com)
  • Ameet Sachdev and Hal Dardick of the Chicago Tribune noted in late March that the Ricketts family has said that revenue generated by improvements to the ballpark would help finance both further improvements to the ballpark and to the team itself. (bleacherreport.com)
  • More than 1,600 players are analyzed, ballpark strengths and weaknesses (whether they favor a team or not) are dissected. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • How many homers were hit at each ballpark by each team and which players hit how many at what park are listed in a special section. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • The book also contains diagrams of every major league park, where to write to each team, their official web site, ticket information, minor league affiliates and the schedule of each major league team. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • When team ownership changed in 1988, almost no one thought Arlington could work out a deal to build a new ballpark for the team," Greene said. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • This historic Arkansas baseball club has played on only three fields in more than 125 years, is one of the few teams in professional sports in which fans were able to buy ownership shares, is the first professional team to be named after an entire state, and is among only a handful of minor-league teams to have its own museum. (arkansasonline.com)
  • In partnership with Susan G. Komen San Diego and the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team, the California Every Woman Counts program hosted a family-friendly community event, Park at the Park, at the Padres' baseball park in May 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • At Target Field, we unveiled new award-winning premium club renovations last year. (populous.com)
  • Fifteen years later, Major League Baseball is demanding expensive renovations. (arkansasonline.com)
  • Cactus League. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phil Latzman from member station KJZZ reports on how teams in the Cactus League are handling this balancing act. (wunc.org)
  • Cactus League executive director Bridget Binsbacher. (wunc.org)
  • The Hops signed a 10-year agreement with Major League Baseball in 2021 that required the club to meet certain venue standards. (milb.com)
  • But going to a baseball game in 2021 will be noticeably different than from what it was just two years ago. (wyso.org)
  • Rays President Brian Auld, who attended the mayor's event, said in a brief interview it is "a thrill" to see the project take a major step forward. (sfltimes.com)
  • Details remain to be worked out over the next several years, including how to finance the project among the Rays, the city, Pinellas County and other entities. (sfltimes.com)
  • The Rays, who have played in the Trop since they first took the field in 1998 , are averaging 17,778 per game this season, 27th among the 30 big league teams. (yahoo.com)
  • That domed, oddly-tilted ballpark would be demolished once the new one is built, in time for opening day 2028, Rays co-president Brian Auld said in an interview. (kaaltv.com)
  • The new ballpark will cost about $1.3 billion, officials said, with roughly half of that coming from the Rays and half from city and county governments, co-president Matt Silverman said. (kaaltv.com)
  • It has been pushed by Welch, St. Petersburg's first Black mayor, as a way to make amends for the destruction of the Historic Gas Plant neighborhood whose mostly Black residents were forced to move in part because of the Rays' ballpark and also the construction of an interstate highway. (kaaltv.com)
  • He's played for five other teams in his 12-year MLB career, belting 255 homers. (americancowboy.com)
  • These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious 'Best Ballpark Renovation' award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). (milb.com)
  • With the support of more than 30,500 full season ticket holders, the Giants sold out the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons and welcomed more than 3.3 million fans each year. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • There was also a proposal to split their home games between St. Petersburg and Montreal that was rejected by Major League Baseball. (sfltimes.com)
  • Pinellas County and the city of St. Petersburg will each provide about $300 million toward the ballpark. (kaaltv.com)
  • Last year, Hines replied to a request for proposals (RFPs) from St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch last year. (enr.com)
  • Plans by architect Populous call for a 30,000-seat ballpark with the ability to expand to 35,000 for other events. (enr.com)
  • Fan appreciation was growing in a ballpark that could seat only about 35,000 fans. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Baer serves on Major League Baseball's Business and Media Board of Directors. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • The Hops play 132 games per year (66 home games) as an affiliate of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. (milb.com)
  • Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a tweet that Chicago would welcome Major League Baseball's All-Star Game following the league's decision to move the July 13 event out of Atlanta because of Georgia's new law that has raised concerns about voting access. (chicagotribune.com)
  • That reality puts a smile on Major League Baseball's face. (bleacherreport.com)
  • We want to thank Oakland and express a tremendous amount of gratitude for all the years it has hosted us as a franchise. (mlb.com)
  • The playoff-bound franchise has fielded competitive teams over the past several years but struggled to draw fans to Tropicana Field, widely-regarded as one of the most outmoded facilities in Major League Baseball. (yahoo.com)
  • The danger now is that someone might have the sense to pronounce the one sentence baseball dreads more than any other: "But, uh, you clowns finally put a new franchise in Tampa Bay and, um, it's a freaking disaster. (tripod.com)
  • 1971 Arlington is awarded the franchise for major league baseball. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Two proposals shepherded by the previous mayor were scrapped last year by Welch, who sought to focus more on affordable housing and job opportunities at the Gas Plant District. (sfltimes.com)
  • Today we take a significant step toward fulfilling the promises made 40 years ago," Welch said. (kaaltv.com)
  • All 45,971 seats are green, replicating ones in bygone ballparks (The original seating capacity was 48,000 but all seats were replaced with larger ones by the 2011 season). (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • In an effort to curb the number of homeruns at the ballpark, 1,000 seats were removed from left field. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Named Camden Yards, it was built similar to ballparks of the early 1900s with steel columns, beams and trusses used to support the facility instead of concrete. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Nestled on the edge of downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, the façade consists of brick with arches allowing Camden Yards to look as it has been part of the city landscape for decades and the low-raked upper deck keeps the ballpark from looming over surrounding buildings. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Since its opening in the early 1990s, more than 20 other ballparks have opened in Major League Baseball, all using concepts that were first used at Camden Yards. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • The SportsBusiness Journal's 2011 Facility of the Year, Target Field lives in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis and sits on one of the tightest urban sites in Major League Baseball. (populous.com)
  • The cynic in me says that baseball simply is tired of being sued by fans who have been seriously hurt at ballparks. (suntimes.com)
  • LATZMAN: Binsbacher says she's not sure what will happen this spring, but she feels baseball is doing the best it can to keep the teams, the fans and the communities around them happy. (wunc.org)
  • Fans can mingle, enjoy their favorite food or beverage, see plaques of legendary Oriole Hall of Famers and enjoy the sights and sounds of the ballpark. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • After a strange, shortened season with no fans at the ballparks, the Major League baseball playoffs are now underway. (wshu.org)
  • In a normal year, fans on both sides of town would be pouring into the streets or packing into sports bars to celebrate. (wshu.org)
  • With the city's COVID-19 rate improving, those restrictions will be eased slightly as of Thursday, but it's still a far cry from the huge crush of fans that would normally gather at taverns in Wrigleyville for playoff baseball. (wshu.org)
  • It's opening day, the start of a new baseball season, but when fans get to the ballpark, it will look and feel very different this year. (wyso.org)
  • MAI: Now baseball is back, but fans and staff will have to adjust to a new reality, which includes mandatory mask requirements at all 30 ballparks. (wyso.org)
  • There will also be changes to how fans can get a hold of their favorite ballpark food. (wyso.org)
  • But Major League Baseball needs fans to get back to the ballparks to make up for last year's pandemic shortened season. (wyso.org)
  • This comes after a series of incidents involving fans around the league being struck by foul balls, most notably at the Houston Astros game last month. (kpax.com)
  • Last year, Major League Baseball announced that all 30 ballparks were extending protective netting to at least the far ends of both dugouts - that is, the ends farthest from home plate - intending to enhance fans' safety. (kpax.com)
  • Baseball fans know this, but not Volcker, Mitchell & Co. (tripod.com)
  • Big league clubs had between the 2013 season and 2015 opening day to meet the metal detection screening requirements. (yahoo.com)
  • Major League Baseball this week announced plans to expand support for Apple's Passbook mobile ticketing app, which will be accepted at 13 ballparks this season. (theverge.com)
  • In those cases, either it was during the baseball off-season, or the hectic show schedule wouldn't make time. (louisgray.com)
  • If you're going to catch unexpected winners or price overlays early in the baseball season you'll need an informational edge or some methodology to refine as the season progresses. (casinocitytimes.com)
  • The Oakland Athletics train here, too, so it was especially hard for Giles to join other local mayors in signing a letter in January asking Major League Baseball to postpone spring training until they had a better handle on the coronavirus pandemic. (wunc.org)
  • In addition to the main ballpark , the facility includes the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds Development Complexes, which the teams manage year-round. (aol.com)
  • And this year, there's something else unusual: both Chicago teams are playing in the postseason. (wshu.org)
  • This year, the Sox are aided by an expanded playoff format in which 16 teams got in it instead of the usual 10. (wshu.org)
  • The firm has ushered in a new generation of multi-revenue-generating, world-class sports facilities worldwide including serving as the architect of record on The Ballpark in Arlington (now Globe Life Park in Arlington), which opened in 1994. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The interview is featured in the second edition of Home Plate Update , where you can also read about the City's efforts to prepare for the upcoming ballpark construction and about the latest developments for the $250 million Texas Live! (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The 2014, 2015 & 2019 Northwest League Champion Hillsboro Hops are the High-A baseball affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. (milb.com)
  • The announcement for the new ballpark and surrounding project came Tuesday at an event inside Tropicana Field. (kaaltv.com)
  • MLB was one of the first to support Passbook when Apple announced it last year , joining other companies like Starbucks, Fandango, and United Airlines, among others. (theverge.com)
  • Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB Advanced Media, told MarketWatch last year that the organization was 'floored' by fan feedback after launching Passbook in September 2012, noting that 12 percent of all e-tickets were purchased through Apple's app. (theverge.com)
  • How he organized a coup d' tat the last year a coup, eh? (softpanorama.org)
  • The voting avenues were approved by the legislature last year in response to the pandemic, but the changes expired in November. (chicagotribune.com)
  • This includes the company's acquisition last year of Tuttle Railing Systems, a fabricator of handrails for commercial and industrial construction projects. (manufacturing-today.com)
  • Spears designed a ballpark that revolutionized the design of nearly every ballpark built since 1992. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • Since opening in 2000, AT&T Park has been widely praised as one of the "best ballparks ever built. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • The year-round entertainment venue will be built next to Ron Tonkin Field, adding new seating capacity. (milb.com)
  • What's happening today is exactly what we contemplated when the Ballpark was being built," Greene said. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The Orioles and city officials developed a plan to build a new ballpark in downtown Baltimore on land that once was occupied by Babe Ruth's father's saloon. (ballparksofbaseball.com)
  • The undertaking, in the works for 16 years and announced Sept. 19, is expected to anchor a total of more than $6.5 billion in construction at the 86-acre site, over 20 years. (enr.com)
  • This beloved baseball ritual is a huge economic driver, but the pandemic has local leaders worried about health and safety. (wunc.org)
  • Michael Young announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Friday afternoon at the Rangers Ball Park in Arlington. (webpronews.com)
  • More than 190 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Martin Perez. (milb.com)
  • To try to make a living in sports is so competitive, and for Baylor to have that many employed with the Rangers says something," explains Bob Simpson, co-owner of the Rangers baseball club since 2010. (baylor.edu)
  • For the unwaveringly loyal Bears fan and the relentless Rangers aficionado, the last couple of years have brought many moments of sheer ecstasy. (baylor.edu)
  • Simpson says he has been a Rangers fan from the very beginning, now 40 years ago. (baylor.edu)
  • Newly elected Mayor Richard Greene remembers leading an effort in 1989 to form a public/private partnership with the new owners to build a modern and much larger major league playing field for the Rangers. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • MLB has been experimenting with a number of different features to enhance the ballpark experience via smartphone, including, notably, the addition of an AR stat feature . (techcrunch.com)
  • The A's have done their part to stay through an enormous investment in Oakland, their many playoff berths, outstanding baseball operations leadership and an abundance of patience. (mlb.com)
  • The location of the current ballpark was deemed as no longer a viable option for the future of the club in '21, with MLB allowing the A's to explore other markets for possible relocation in addition to their pursuit of a new ballpark in downtown Oakland. (mlb.com)
  • Most of Boston's core downtown neighborhoods and major attractions are within walking distance of each other. (sparefoot.com)
  • It's an effort that won't pay off any time soon, but former Expo Warren Cromartie says he's meeting with local business owners to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • In 2008, AT&T Park was named Sports Business Journal's Sports Facility of the Year, and in 2011 the Giants received Sports Business Journal's Professional Sports Organization of the Year award. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • Baer also serves as a key strategist and negotiator of the club's major business and baseball transactions. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • In 2010, Baer was the named the "Person of the Year" by San Francisco Boys and Girls Club, and in 2012 he was honored as the Harvard Business School's "Alumnus of the Year. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • Just in time for tonight's Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball is rolling out a new feature on its Ballpark app that utilizes Apple's Business Chat feature for a customized in-person experience. (techcrunch.com)
  • MLB says it's the first league to roll out the feature, letting users ask location-specific questions - though Apple Business Chat has been used for things like drink orders in the past. (techcrunch.com)
  • So, with my travel picking up over the last few years, I've made it a point to try and find time to see the major league baseball parks around the country wherever I land for business. (louisgray.com)
  • MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement on Friday the league is currently finalizing a new host city, and details will be "announced shortly. (chicagotribune.com)
  • We are starting a path of progress for our city for years to come. (kaaltv.com)
  • We are close to ending the year with the highest number of homicides in Kansas City history. (flatlandkc.org)
  • The Board of Police Commissioners is expected to send to City Hall this week a proposal boosting the starting salaries of KCPD officers from $50,000 to $60,000 a year. (flatlandkc.org)
  • It is not entirely the fault of this city that the Big Apple shipped a couple of bad apples our way in the form of Loria and Samson, two individuals who are utterly disinterested in working with the locals to keep baseball alive in Montreal. (tripod.com)
  • Pride and Identity: What's a City without Baseball? (arlingtontx.gov)
  • What's evident is that the city of North Little Rock, which owns the ballpark, must find a way to enhance a facility that was named the nation's Ballpark of the Year by BaseballParks.com in August 2007. (arkansasonline.com)
  • CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is pushing back on the possibility that a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field came from a gun inside the ballpark. (yahoo.com)
  • I spoke with Superintendent Waller last night, and he authorized me to say that regardless of what anybody has said, up 'til now, they have not ruled out that the shots came from outside the ballpark," Reinsdorf said Thursday in a rare media session in his office at Guaranteed Rate Field. (yahoo.com)
  • Coors Field has landed the number eight spot on PETA's list of the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Major League Ballparks of 2015 . (peta.org)
  • Coors Field hit the ground running this year with tasty meat-free treats," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. (peta.org)
  • Before we examine how Allianz Field carries on in that tradition, let's take a look back at the places drawing Minnesotans together for the past 20 years. (populous.com)
  • A year later, the Minnesota Twins' Target Field opened. (populous.com)
  • Among the proposals: "At least two new signs inside the ballpark-including a video scoreboard in left field-and building a 300-space parking garage. (bleacherreport.com)
  • That committee was chaired by Tom Vandergriff, who was beginning his seventh year in office as mayor of Arlington. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The need for a new ballpark had been established and Arlington stepped up to the challenge when voters overwhelmingly approved a $135 million bond package for the new ballpark. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • Elzie Odom was mayor when Arlington taxpayers paid off The Ballpark in 2001, nearly 10 years ahead of its scheduled payoff date. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The Ballpark in Arlington opens. (arlingtontx.gov)
  • The new state-of-the-art venue will play host to Hillsboro Hops baseball games, concerts, festivals, youth sports, regional and national tournaments, and family events. (milb.com)
  • It does suck not being able to go to games," Nitz says, but getting out of the house on Saturday night for baseball was "really refreshing after four or five months of nothing. (wshu.org)
  • A plan to plan to split home games with Montreal was rejected by Major League Baseball. (kaaltv.com)
  • Major League Baseball plays a lot of games, and baseball itself is rather far down the list. (tripod.com)
  • Between the two games, the Travelers' staff worked feverishly to get the ballpark cleaned and ready for the next game. (arkansasonline.com)
  • The ballpark has been the site of a number of historic moments in baseball. (prnewswire.com)
  • The A's have signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres of land in Las Vegas, which they plan to utilize as the site of their future new ballpark. (mlb.com)
  • After the completion of preliminary design and analysis, it was determined that it will be more cost effective to design and build a new ballpark due to extenuating site constraints. (milb.com)
  • Now in its 24th year online, the main goal of this site is to provide honest reviews of ballparks for the average fan. (ballparkreviews.com)
  • This site will be updated on a frequent basis as I visit more ballparks (which I do every summer). (ballparkreviews.com)
  • At #3: efforts to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • The return of Major League Baseball to Montreal in the form of Blue Jays/Mets exhibitions should be an emotional one this weekend, with the late Gary Carter - who starred for both the Expos and the Mets - to be honored. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • The feasibility and survey study will be undertaken by Cromartie's group, Montreal Baseball Project, as well as Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (BTMM), Ernst & Young and BCF LLP. (ballparkdigest.com)
  • Under John Fisher, the A's ownership has invested unprecedented time and resources to try to build a new ballpark in Oakland. (mlb.com)
  • The multi-millionaires who own the various franchises have shown amazing skill over the years at milking new ball parks out of cities that are understandably reluctant to allocate hundreds of millions in public funds to help the filthy rich build a park where the filthy rich play baseball. (tripod.com)
  • Under his direction the Giants developed and constructed AT&T Park -- the first privately-financed Major League ballpark. (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
  • In response to Georgia's new voting law, Major League Baseball announced that it will move its All-Star Game from the park. (chicagotribune.com)
  • At the November 2005 groundbreaking for Dickey-Stephens Park, Warren Stephens said: "My father and uncle loved the game of baseball and cherished their relationship with the Dickey family. (arkansasonline.com)
  • At the foot of the Broadway Bridge in North Little Rock, you know you're looking at a baseball park--and a very, very special one at that. (arkansasonline.com)
  • Plans call for a $1.3-billion ballpark alongside a mixed-use development that could translate to more than $6.5 billion in investment over the next two decades. (enr.com)
  • Pritzker's tweet did not say anything about which of Chicago's ballparks would host the event. (chicagotribune.com)
  • While many are still in use and currently host professional baseball, some are former pro parks now hosting only amateur baseball. (ballparkreviews.com)
  • What if you took some of the nicest elements of each of these two parks and incorporated them into a new minor-league facility? (arkansasonline.com)
  • The salary boost is expected to cost $10-15 million a year. (flatlandkc.org)
  • And with cash payments eliminated from baseball, the time-honored tradition of passing a $20 bill down the aisle could become a thing of the past. (wyso.org)
  • Major League Baseball has had mandatory metal detection in place since opening day in 2015. (yahoo.com)
  • 77-year old William Mazeroski played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1956 to 1972, as one of the greatest second-basemen to play the game, and was ind. (webpronews.com)
  • Last night Josh Hamilton became the 18th player in the 137 year history of Major League Baseball to hit 4 home runs in a single game. (webpronews.com)
  • About that rivalry, the baseball buddies with allegiances to opposite sides of town needled each other good naturedly quite a bit during the game. (wshu.org)
  • Such a day was Wednesday when TV sets all up and down the corridors of power were tuned not to the customary C-SPAN but to ESPN where a Grapefruit League baseball game of no greater cosmic consequence that any other spring training game was taking place. (capitolhillblue.com)
  • During the day, a crowd of 6,671 watched the Arkansas Travelers defeat the Wichita Wind Surge in a Texas League game. (arkansasonline.com)