THE SLOW, PROTRACTED death of the Oakland A’s played out over two decades, offering a fresh blueprint of how to torpedo a professional sports franchise.

Craig Cheek told a legislative committee that Portland could break ground on a Major League Baseball stadium on the south Waterfront as early as 2027 if Portland is awarded a team.

The Chicago White Sox will be playing in a renamed ballpark for the 2025 season. The ballpark will now be known as Rate Field beginning with the 2025 season.

The Houston Astros pitched a change-up. The team announced that Minute Maid Park would be renamed “Daikin Park.” Daikin Comfort Technologies purchased the naming rights for 15 seasons.

The Rays have found a home for the 2025 regular season: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

St. Petersburg leaders approved $6.5 million to clean and repair the damaged Tropicana Field.

The roof at Tropicana Field was quickly destroyed as Hurricane Milton made landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday.

After nearly six decades, the Oakland Athletics played their final game in Oakland on Thursday, and the storied franchise finished its run in the East Bay in front of a sold-out crowd.

Major League Baseball will play its first game ever in Tennessee in 2025 at a location known for drivers having the “cycle”. The game will be on Saturday, August 2, 2025, a national regular season game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves.