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Everybody from Little Leaguers to Baseball Hall of Famers were on hand in Las Vegas on Monday as the Athletics started the groundbreaking of a $1.75 billion, 33,000-person capacity ballpark that is expected to be finished in time for the 2028 season. The stadium will be built on nine acres of the 35-acre site owned […]
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The Arizona Diamondbacks moved closer to securing up to $500 million to help with renovations to the team’s Chase Field in the middle of the Phoenix downtown district. The Arizona House of Representatives voted to approve House Bill 2704 by a 35-20 margin on Monday. It would recapture sales taxes from the stadium and other […]
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Discover Puerto Rico has released a video campaign starring Los Angeles Dodger and Puerto Rican Kike Hernández, celebrating the Island’s musical and sports culture while promoting conscious travel as World Music Day approaches. Set in a baseball stadium and narrated by Hernández, the video invites visitors to experience Puerto Rico not just as tourists, but […]
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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation has announced a partnership with the New York Yankees for the 2025 season via in-stadium branding, digital activations and hospitality events. “The New York Yankees represent a global standard of excellence and we are proud to partner with such an iconic organization,” said Chester Cooper, deputy prime […]
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On one hand, the recent weekend series between the New York Yankees and the A’s looked like any other. Yankees fans made up most of the crowd, which is not uncommon for many of the team’s road trips. Stomper, the A’s elephant mascot, made regular in-game promotions between innings, alternating between walking the stands and […]
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Major League Baseball’s second annual Home Run Derby X, a format of 3-on-3 co-ed competition built around power hitting and defense, will expand this year with six U.S. events featuring four teams, each led by an MLB legend and female player from softball and women’s baseball. MLB and the Atlanta Braves will host the first […]
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Major League Baseball has announced a new activation at this year’s All-Star Game in Atlanta — the MLB All-Star 4.4 Miler run which will pay tribute to Braves icon Hank Aaron. Tickets will cost $44, with proceeds benefitting Chasing The Dream Foundation and the Henry Louis Aaron Fund. Participants will start and finish outside Center […]
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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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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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Three years ahead of being the team’s new home, the Las Vegas Convention and Vistors Authority will sponsor a Las Vegas patch on the jersey sleeve for the Athletics starting this season as part of a three-year marketing partnership. As the “Official Destination Partner of the A’s,” the club and the LVCVA will collaborate on […]
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