The Athletics have picked land near Oakland’s Lake Merritt as the site for a new, privately financed ballpark. Team President Dave Kaval said in a letter to the Peralta Community College District that he believes the location presents an opportunity to keep the city’s “last professional sports team in Oakland for the long term.”
The center-field video scoreboard featured the same “Citi Field” in big, bold letters and the words “Let’s Go Mets.” But neither of the two logos flashing below it belonged to the usual home team.
Montreal has renewed its offer to Major League Baseball to help out in the wake of Hurricane Irma, but was politely refused. A person with knowledge of the city’s offer told The Canadian Press late Thursday that the City of Montreal made an offer to host the upcoming three-game series between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.
Hurricane Irma, tracking to hit South Florida this weekend, could be the first real test for Marlins Park. The stadium, which opened in 2012, is built to withstand a Category 4 storm, which includes winds up to 156 mph
The search for a new stadium site for the Tampa Bay Rays is heating up again. Major League Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred is on the campaign trail praising Stu Sternberg as an owner.
Flooding on the service level aside, Minute Maid Park remains “in good condition” in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey, Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan said.
With the city of Houston still reeling from widespread flooding and continued rain in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Astros’ series against the Texas Rangers this week has been moved to Florida.
The Texas Rangers will be playing in a new $1.1 billion retractable roof ballpark in 2020, but it will have a familiar name. The Rangers announced that the new stadium to be built adjacent to Globe Life Park will be called Globe Life Field.
The kitschy home-run sculpture at Marlins Park can’t be removed by Derek Jeter or anyone else who might buy the team, according to its owner: Miami-Dade County.
Jeffrey Loria has reportedly agreed to sell the Miami Marlins to a group fronted by former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. With the smoke clearing, we’re starting to get more information about the new group and its plans — including one possibility that figures to be unpopular.