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Salt Lake Ballpark Rendering
The Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, features transportation access located between the Salt Lake City International Airport and downtown. Rendering via Larry H. Miller Industries

Potential MLB Expansion Site Unveiled in Salt Lake City

The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family have unveiled renderings for a mixed-use entertainment district anchored by a new baseball stadium that would be the site for a potential Major League Baseball expansion team. The Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, would be located […]

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Truist Park
Truist Park before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees on August 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Atlanta’s Truist Park Awarded 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. The 2025 All-Star Game will be the 95th edition and the first in Atlanta since 2000, when Derek Jeter earned MVP honors […]

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Mason Miller
Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

MLB Owners Vote to Relocate Oakland A’s to Las Vegas

Major League Baseball’s owners voted to allow the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas at the MLB’s annual owners meetings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. The vote required 75% of owners to vote yes but ended up being unanimous to allow the franchise with the third-most World Series championships to relocate from its home […]

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TEAMS Europe: The Best of 2023

The second annual TEAMS Europe included leading experts from global organizations including the National Football League, the International Olympic Committee, World Rugby, the International Tennis Federation, LaLiga, Major League Baseball and more. TEAMS—the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry—unites sport event organizers with destinations, venues and suppliers interested in hosting or supporting […]

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San Diego Padres' Rougned Odor, right, scores on a double by Ha-Seong Kim as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, makes a late tag during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers, Padres to Open 2024 MLB Season in Seoul

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in South Korea, opening next season in Seoul on March 20-21, 2024 as part of MLB’s World Tour with games in four countries outside of the United States and Canada next season as its international ambitions broaden. MLB will […]

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All Star Game Baseball
The All-Star Game logo is seen on the field at T-Mobile Park during the national anthem before the game in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Chicago, Atlanta Favorites to Host 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Hours before the 2023 All-Star Game started in Seattle, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred touched on several subjects including future hosts for the midseason game plus the drawn-out process of the Oakland Athletics relocating to Las Vegas. Next year’s All-Star Game is scheduled for the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington. The 2026 […]

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New York Mets to Play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad at London Stadium, ahead of this weekend’s series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. The first MLB series in the British capital — and in Europe — featured the New York […]

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Rickwood Field
The minor league Birmingham Barons and the Montgomery Biscuits play a game in Rickwood Field, America's oldest baseball park, in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 29, 2019. Built in 1910, the ballpark predates better-known parks including Chicago's Wrigley Field and Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

MLB to Host Cardinals, Giants at Rickwood Field in Birmingham

Major League Baseball has announced that Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, will host a regular season game next year between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on June 20, 2024. The contest is scheduled around the […]

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Mason Miller
Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Oakland A’s Sign Land Agreement for Las Vegas Ballpark

The Oakland A’s have made the next move toward relocating to Las Vegas, announcing that the team has signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres of land near the Las Vegas Strip for the site of a future ballpark. In a statement, the team, which for years has negotiated with the city of Oakland […]

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