In June, Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall emailed Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher, hoping to discuss “an opportunity” for a partnership between the two organizations.

Bjarke Ingels hasn’t ever designed a stadium. But as one of the biggest names in the world of architecture, the Oakland A’s are banking that Ingels and his Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) will bring something entirely new to the Major League Baseball stadium landscape.

When Globe Life Field opens in 2020, fans at the Texas Rangers’ new $1.2 billion retractable roof stadium will be closer to the action than ever.

Is the proposed $892 million Ybor City ballpark within reach or about as likely as a successful suicide squeeze in the bottom of the ninth?

Cobb County and the Atlanta Braves are in a legal dispute over millions of dollars in costs associated with SunTrust Park. Taxpayers’ obligation on the publicly-subsidized ballpark already tops $400 million.

In May, King County and Executive Dow Constantine laid out a proposal that would allocate roughly $180 million in public funds from the lodging tax to Safeco Field upkeep and capital improvements over the next two decades.

The Mariners and Diamondbacks are seeking public money toward upgrades for ballparks that are five and six years older, respectively, than Petco Park.

The Oakland Athletics have decided to do something unexpected. No, not compete for a wild-card spot — they’re just two games out of the second wild-card, so they’re already doing that. The team has decided to get rid of its season ticket program and replace it with something that hasn’t been seen in baseball before.

When it comes to filling a ballpark, the Tampa Bay Rays are Major League Baseball’s perennial bottom-dweller.