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The home of Crash Davis is getting a more than $10 million facelift. The fictional character played by Kevin Costner in “Bull Durham” would certainly approve of the real-life renovations upcoming at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the North Carolina destination. The changes need to come by 2025 as required by Major League Baseball to comply […]
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Chase Field in Phoenix, home to the Arizona Diamondbacks, will host the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic with more than 50 players from the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico participating. The game will be held August 28 with former Diamondbacks All-Star Luis Gonzalez serving as honorary chairman. Rosters will be selected by a panel of […]
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The site for the movie “Field of Dreams,” used to great effect by Major League Baseball with a special game last season with plans for another game this season, will be expanded as part of an $80 million private investment plan to include more baseball fields, dormitories for visiting teams and a hotel. The expansion […]
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Naming rights could be coming to the iconic Dodger Stadium as part of a partnership between the Los Angeles Dodgers and sports marketing agency SportFive. As part of the partnership, SportFive will look to secure two marquee corporate partner positions for the seven-time World Series champions, the field presenting partner to Dodger Stadium and a […]
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Ripken Baseball has entered a multiyear partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the official sporting goods store of The Ripken Experience in Aberdeen, Maryland, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. As the official sporting goods store of Ripken Baseball, Dick’s will receive an integrated media plan and the opportunity to bring experiential […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced significant enhancements to the fan experience at PNC Park, providing additional spaces for fans to share in the gameday experience with family and friends. The enhancements to the outfield areas include new gathering spaces with open sight lines to the field, concession and hospitality concepts, improvements to group gathering areas, […]
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Ripken Baseball has opened two new baseball fields at The Ripken Experience Aberdeen in Maryland. Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken joined Maryland’s Secretary of Commerce Michael Gill, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, and four youth baseball teams for a ribbon-cutting event before the first games held on the new fields. “The excitement around opening […]
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Ripken Baseball has partnered with Sheetz to bring 12 free baseball clinics to children ages 7 to 14 in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania starting this April and continuing through June. “The “Sheetz Community Clinics presented by Ripken Baseball” will teach the fundamentals of baseball for players of all levels. Players […]
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Minor League Baseball will have AI-powered assistants to help with ticket sales and service for all 120 teams through a partnership with Satisfi Labs. This partnership is designed to help answer fan pre-purchase questions as well as help fans with post-purchase questions such as accessing tickets, refunds, ticket forwarding and other ticket support questions. The […]
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Malcolm Rogel, a 23-year veteran of the Seattle Mariners front office, has been named the franchise’s first vice president of fan experience. “Fans are the reason we do what we do,” said Mariners President of Business Operations Catie Griggs. “This new role collects everything a fan encounters during a visit to T-Mobile Park under the […]
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
.@PlayNAIA has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and @GSOB_Sports as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships.
Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer.
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