They don’t yet own the land, but the Oakland A’s now have their design lineup to start the planning efforts on how to fit a ballpark between Lake Merritt and an elevated freeway.

As football at Fenway Park becomes a more annual occurrence, could UMass also become a more regular playing partner? It’s certainly possible, according to Fenway Sports Management Managing Director Mark Lev.

Back in the day, before the video boards or the LED boards or the lights or the bleachers, Wrigley Field was a ballpark that could expand and contract at a moment’s notice.

For second time ever, the Houston Astros have made it to the World Series. And if you’re wanting to catch a home run ball from the Series, you’ll have to pay a hefty price for the seats.

Ticket prices and sales were soaring Friday, hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a World Series berth for the first time in 29 years.

The evolution of Wrigley Field will continue when the Cubs begin construction on three premier clubs shortly after the final out of the season.

Baseball is trending toward smaller stadiums, from the nearly 50,000-seat monoliths to the 40,000-or-so capacities of AT&T Park, and the Oakland Athletics’ plan for a $500 million, 34,000-seat ballpark near Lake Merritt takes the evolution a seat further.

When you go to a Seattle Mariners game at Safeco Field next season, you will see something new — the field itself. For the first time since the stadium opened in 1999, the entire playing surface is being replaced.

The city of Kansas City is funding a study of at least four potential sites for a downtown baseball stadium for the Kansas City Royals, according to documents obtained by The Star.

About an hour after the Royals’ season finale Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, a group of grounds crew members grabbed a golf club and put a pin in center field.