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The Toronto Blue Jays officially unveiled the completed first phase of Rogers Centre renovations, featuring a new Outfield District that will be ready for the 2023 home opener on April 11 which will feature five distinct neighborhoods and many additional new social spaces, available to everyone with a game ticket. Designed with Populous, the Outfield […]
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Head out to Tempe, Arizona, and walk up the steps to the gates at Tempe Diablo Stadium to see the Los Angeles Angels, a compact stadium packed to the brim not just in the stands but in the outfield grass and concourses on this Friday afternoon with fans both in Angels red and San Diego […]
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Major League Baseball has named Booking.com as its official online travel partner in a deal that makes the online booking platform the presenting sponsor of the American and National League Division Series, too. A recent survey conducted by Booking.com revealed 49% of U.S. baseball fans plan to travel to at least one MLB game this […]
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The Seattle Mariners and youth sports training company EL1 Sports have announced a multi-year partnership to expand access and participation in youth baseball and softball with five Mariners Training Centers across EL1 baseball and softball facilities in the Seattle region. The Mariners Training Centers are operated by EL1 and located in Puyallup, Redmond, Seattle, Tacoma […]
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Yankee Stadium Events has announced that Yankee Stadium will host a college football matchup between ACC rivals Syracuse and Pittsburgh on November 11, 2023, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first college football game played at the original Yankee Stadium in October 1923 won by the Orange over the Panthers. Syracuse played in six games […]
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According to a report by ESPN’s Buster Olney, Major League Baseball will implement an electronic strike zone in all 30 Triple A ballparks in 2023. Olney notes the Automated Balls and Strikes system, commonly referred to as ABS, will be used in two different ways, with 15 of the Class AAA stadiums using all of […]
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The group looking to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, Tennessee, has added a baseball legend to its advisory board. The Nashville Stars have announced that Don Mattingly, the former New York Yankees star and MLB manager, will provide counsel on key strategic matters and work to gain support in bringing an MLB franchise to […]
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The Holiday Bowl was in a bind. Known as one of the most entertaining games of bowl season, it was looking for a new home, knowing the demolition of Qualcomm Stadium had been scheduled. So over coffee in 2018, organizers of the bowl game and one of the city’s professional franchises started talking. And next […]
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The Tampa Bay Rays will start its 2023 spring training at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, after the team’s traditional home at Charlotte Sports Park was damaged severely by Hurricane Ian. The Rays announced they will hold the first phase of camp at Disney before hosting most of […]
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The Bahamas opened a new 5,000-seat baseball stadium this week in hopes that the upgraded infrastructure will attract events to the islands. Prime Minister Philip Davis — an avid baseball fan — threw out the first pitch during a ceremony ahead of the inaugural game earlier this week at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, named […]
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Andrew Weir, a member of the leadership team at Destination Toronto for the past 18 years, has been named the organization’s new president and chief executive officer effective May 1.
Lansing, Michigan, will host the 2026 and 2027 @NJCAA Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championships, the collegiate organization has announced.
Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis and Los Angeles will host events on May 15 with @USASwimming as part of International Water Safety Day, including in-water lessons and out-of-water education.
Santiago, Chile, will host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games, marking the first time in the organization’s 55-year history that @sowg_ will take place in the Southern Hemisphere.
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