Tag: MLB
Portland plans ballpark with an eye on MLB
In a bid to lure a Major League Baseball (MLB) team to Portland city, the Portland Diamond Project Group recently announced that it has signed an agreement in principle with the Port of Portland to develop a 45-acre waterfront site, according to multiple media reports.
The group also released...
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MLB’s Rays buy USL soccer team Tampa Bay Rowdies
Major League Baseball (MLB) team Tampa Bay Rays are taking a plunge into the soccer business as they recently announced the purchase of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the United Soccer League (USL), who play their home games at Al Lang Stadium – the onetime waterfront spring training home of the...
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LV Ballpark works on full-swing with opening set for April 2019
Venue construction work on the new Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin is on full-swing as the Las Vegas 51s – the city’s minor league baseball team – eye to play their first game in the $150 million ballpark against the Sacramento River Cats on April 9, 2019.
It is expected that by then...
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London Stadium inks Coca-Cola drinks deal for five years
The London Stadium has signed a five-year partnership with beverage giant Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), which will see the full range of Coca-Cola products served at all events at the stadium as official soft drinks until 2023, according to several media reports (venue business).
Coca-Cola...
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SunTrust Park using tech to improve game experience
American professional baseball team Atlanta Braves is using venue technology to improve the game experience for fans at the club’s new home at SunTrust Park, according to a detailed report by TechRepublic. The Major League Baseball (MLB) team has tied up with Cisco to bring this digital...
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MLB to bid goodbye to tickets, fans to get biometric access
The world and strategic guidance for our partners. Baseball fans in the US will very soon not need tickets to gain entry at stadiums to watch their favourite teams play. The conventional tickets will become a thing of the past as they get replaced by fingerprints and facial recognition across the...
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MLB sees lowest attendance in 15 years
A dip of 6.6 percent in game attendance this season is becoming a cause for concern within the Major League Baseball (MLB). According to a news report in the Ballpark Digest, the weather could be one of the reasons for the low attendance this season, with 36 games postponed in 2018. Another reason...
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3XN to build FC Bayern and EHC’s joint home
Danish architecture firm 3XN have been roped in to build an as-yet-unnamed multipurpose stadium in...
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Luton gets planning permission to build new stadium
Luton Town have been granted planning permission by the local council to build a new stadium. A...
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Indy Eleven plans $550mn stadium in Indianapolis
Indy Eleven is proposing a $550 million, 20,000-seat stadium, as part of a larger real estate...
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