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Music City Baseball

Music City Baseball Partners with Lincoln Property Company

Music City Baseball, LLC has partnered with real estate services firm Lincoln Property Company to announce an agreement to secure and obtain entitlements for a future mixed-use development that could include a multi-purpose venue to bring a Major League Baseball team to Nashville. Music City Baseball is laying the groundwork to bring MLB to Nashville […]

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Tropicana Field Milton
The roof of Tropicana Field was ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton on October 10 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Tampa Bay Rays Withdraw From Planned $1.3 Billion Ballpark in St. Petersburg

The Tampa Bay Rays have withdrawn from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal’s cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that “a series of events” in October, which included severe damage to the existing Tropicana Field and financing delays, led […]

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Professional baseball will return to Tucson's Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium for the first time in 15 years when the WBC Qualifier takes place March 2–6. Visit Tucson photo

Tucson Ready for World Baseball Classic Spotlight

The city of Tucson is buzzing with excitement and with good reason. After nearly 15 years without professional baseball in the city, it will host a World Baseball Classic qualifier from March 2–6. From 1947 through 2010, Major League Baseball was in Tucson each March for spring training. But in 2011, the last three teams […]

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Field of Legends chicken wire
The chicken wire backstop at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's Field of Legends exhibit is symbolic of American segregation. Photo courtesy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Makes Impact With ‘Free February’

As visitors enter the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, they peer through a chicken wire backstop at the Field of Legends, which is the centerpiece of the Kansas City-based institution. The life-size bronze sculptures of some of the best Negro Leagues players of all-time stand at their positions on a baseball field, ready for the next […]

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More than a ballpark
From left, Chris Koenig, Andy Blackburn, Carrie Campbell and Joey Nevin discuss the new initiative between MLB parks to host more events. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

Eight MLB Teams Partner to Host More Non-Baseball Events

Representatives from eight Major League Baseball teams and their host destinations announced a collaboration titled “More Than a Ballpark,” with the goal of expanding the utilization of their venues for meetings, events, private concerts and numerous other non-baseball gatherings throughout the year. The announcement was made at a press conference at the 2024 IMEX America […]

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Speedway Classic

Bristol Motor Speedway to Host Braves, Reds in 2025

Officials from Major League Baseball and Bristol Speedway, the track known as the “Thunder Valley” that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races, announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play in the Speedway Classic on Aug. 2, 2025. It will be a Reds home game with the first two being […]

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Ripken Baseball Partners with Walt Disney World Resort

Ripken Baseball and Walt Disney World Resort have agreed to host youth baseball experiences at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the summers of 2025 and 2026, involving four week-long tournaments each year. The first tournament will be staged June 8–13, 2025. Week 2 will be held from June 15–20; Week 3 from June […]

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Pickleball at Fenway
The Baltimore Orioles play against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

ESPN Announces ‘ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks’ for Labor Day Weekend

The ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks tour over Labor Day Weekend will allow fans to experience a five-day, four-night Major League Baseball immersive experience. Stops include Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium in New York and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, along with a private tour of the Jackie Robinson Museum and […]

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Rickwood Field Front
Rickwood Field still has a lot of its original architecture and plenty of old school charm. Photo courtesy of the GBCVB

Major League Baseball, Rickwood Field to Spotlight Negro League Greats

Rickwood Field is a bucket list location for any baseball fan and June 20, the world will get the full experience of the oldest professional ballpark in the United States. The field in Birmingham, Alabama, which opened in 1910, has seen 180 future Baseball Hall of Famers compete on its hallowed grounds. Now, Rickwood Field […]

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Synovus Park

Columbus Breaks Ground on $50 Million Baseball Stadium Renovation

Baseball is returning to Columbus, Georgia, as the city celebrated a groundbreaking at the newly-named Synovus Park on June 11 that will allow Minor League Baseball to return to the Columbus area for the first time in 17 years when the Mississippi Braves — Double A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves — move to Georgia […]

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