Baseball’s stadium boom has seen 16 of the 30 current ballparks open this century, and in all likelihood two new ballparks will open within the decade.
Orioles alter left-field wall at Camden Yards
The Baltimore Orioles will adjust the left-field wall at Camden Yards in an effort to reduce the number of home runs in the famed hitter’s ballpark. In an email sent to Birdland members, it read the left-field wall would be pushed back as much as 30 feet while the height of the wall would also be raised.
Blue Jays finalizing $200M-$250M renovation plans for Rogers Centre
The Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing plans for a renovation of Rogers Centre likely to include a redesign of the stadium’s lower bowl, according to an industry source, a project aimed at increasing revenues while modernizing the experience at the stadium.
With Angel Stadium sale in limbo, Anaheim is on the clock
In the final weeks of 2019, the city of Anaheim celebrated a landmark deal. The Angels would stay in Anaheim for decades, and the team’s owner would transform the desolate sea of parking lots surrounding the stadium into a vibrant ballpark neighborhood anchored by homes and offices, restaurants and shops, and Mike Trout.
T-Mobile Park to host 2023 MLB All-Star Game as baseball’s midsummer classic returns to Seattle
Baseball’s midsummer classic will return to Seattle in 2023. Multiple sources confirmed a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan that T-Mobile Park has been selected to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star game in July 2023.
MLB’s Field of Dreams ballpark ties together White Sox, Iowa history
Moments after walking onto the infield dirt along the first base line at Major League Baseball’s specially constructed ballpark in Dyersville on Monday, former Chicago White Sox player and manager Ozzie Guillen looked around and examined the site.
Cleveland Announces Lease Agreement & Renovation Plans
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined the owner of the Cleveland Indians and local leaders to talk about the lease for Progressive Field and proposed renovations to the ballpark.
A’s agree to resume talks with Oakland on building a waterfront ballpark
After hitting a major snag 10 days ago, the Oakland A’s and the city are heading back to the negotiating table in an effort to forge an agreement over the team’s plan to build a waterfront ballpark.
Iowa’s Field of Dreams game ballpark ready for debut
The dream is real. Major League Baseball released images of the site for the Field of Dreams game between the White Sox and Yankees. It will be played Aug. 12 at 6:15 p.m. in Dyersville, Iowa, near the site where the famous Kevin Costner-James Earl Jones movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. Fox-32 will broadcast the game.
Target Field, Minnesota Twins agree on biggest maintenance expense
Target Field and the Minnesota Twins agreed Thursday to split the cost of the biggest maintenance project yet at the ballpark, now playing host to its 12th season.