An announcement is expected next week that SunTrust Park will host the MLB All-Star game in 2021. “We continue to feel really good about it, and we expect there will be an announcement at some point in time soon,” Braves president and CEO Derek Schiller said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday.
Red Sox, Yankees to face off on turf for 1st time
The traditional rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will take a radical twist when they meet in London next month: They will play on artificial turf for the first time in their rivalry, covering more than 2,200 games.
Potential new Diamondbacks ballpark design leaked
It’s interesting what you stumble across on the Internet. A few days ago, Turambar pointed me in the direction of the website belonging to MEIS Architects, including what appeared to be a prototype for a Chase Field replacement.
What’s in a name? The Oakland Coliseum is about to find out for the fifth time
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Coliseum’s name is about to be changed for the fifth time in 21 years. RingCentral, a Belmont communications firm, has purchased the naming rights to the maligned stadium for three years at a cost of $3 million.
Rangers Reveal New Globe Life Field Renderings, Video Screen Info
The Texas Rangers unveiled new renderings of Globe Life Field, the new ballpark currently under construction and expected to open in March 2020, along with details about the park’s video board system and Chuck Morgan’s new public address booth.
Boston’s Fenway Park to host new 2020 college football bowl game
College football will have 43 bowl games by the time the 2020 postseason rolls around with one of the three new games being played in New England … in the dead of winter.
2026 MLB All-Star Game will be in Philadelphia
Baseball’s 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement at Independence Hall with a cast of All-Stars past and present on stage behind him.
Fenway’s Mr. Fix-It Keeps The Old Ballpark Looking Like New
Donnie Gardiner doesn’t like to waste time. Not with the Red Sox home opener fast approaching. After offering a quick greeting at Gate D — “C’mon in. Welcome to Fenway Park,” he says — he rushes off to the visitors’ clubhouse. Gardiner walks and talks.
Wrigley Field gets another makeover: Cubs unveil 3 new clubs, expanded grandstands, bleacher extension and more
Atleast the Cubs’ construction team is getting the job done. As the baseball crew continues its tailspin in Milwaukee, the Wrigley Field bosses Saturday unveiled the last major stage of the ballpark’s five-year renovation.
Building the ballpark: Jacobs Field to Progressive Field
The 25th anniversary of the opening in April 1994 of what then was called Jacobs Field has extra meaning for Thomas V. Chema, Joe Spear and Jim Folk.