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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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As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]
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A group led by Ballparks of America investor Paul Satterwhite has acquired Sho-Me Baseball Camp, an historic venue in Branson, Missouri, that traces its beginnings to 1958. The camp will be rebranded and operated by Ballparks of America under the management of Sports Facilities Management. The investors group will preserve the baseball history of the […]
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The second annual Black College World Series will be hosted by the Montgomery Biscuits in coordination with the city of Montgomery, Alabama, as well as the the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and the Central Alabama Sports Commission. The tournament will be at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, home of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate, […]
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Baltimore’s iconic pair of sports venues within the Inner Harbor area are in need of upgrades, the Maryland Stadium Authority says, leading to the organization seeking state legislative approval to borrow up to $1.2 billion to pay for improvements to Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium. The Baltimore Sun reported the request on Thursday as […]
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The Atlantic League and its nine clubs have announced that the 2022 season will include a new ticketing idea that will give fans the chance to see games no matter the location. The Ballpark Pass will give anybody who buys season tickets from one club the chance to get a complimentary ticket — or tickets, […]
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Cyclone Ballparks in West Texas has signed a partnership agreement with Denver-based PDC Energy that will see the business take over naming rights of the venue’s championship field. The 120-acre Cyclone Ballparks, which opened in August of 2021, has hosted tournaments with hundreds of teams in their five-field venue as well as community events in […]
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