Major League Baseball

Washington, D.C.

Washington Is A Good (Baseball) Town. So Is Houston.

Decades ago, Bill Fulton wrote that Washington was not a good baseball town—and was skewered by legendary sportswriter Shirley Povich. The World Series made him rethink both D.C. and Houston—as baseball towns and as cities.

November 12, 2019 - Urban Edge

Baltimore, Maryland

Take Me Out to the City

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger analyzes the evolution of baseball stadiums and celebrates their essential connection to cities in "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City."

July 7, 2019 - Josh Stephens

St. Petersburg, Florida

No Breakthroughs in the Search for a New Place to House the Tampa Bay Rays

Finding a new home for a major league baseball team isn't as easy as it used to be in Florida.

April 9, 2019 - Tampa Bay Times

Oakland Coliseum

Oakland A's Propose 6,000 New Homes

On top of plans to build a new ballpark, the Oakland Athletics have proposed developing 6,000 units of housing. Half would be located at the new site near Jack London Square, and the other half at the current Oakland Coliseum site.

March 28, 2019 - The Los Angeles Times

Pedestrian Bridge

If You Build (a Gondola), They Will Come

The Oakland A's want to build a gondola from one of the city's premier destinations to the proposed location of a new ballpark.

February 9, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

St. Petersburg

Lots of Ballpark Planning in Play as St. Petersburg Plots to Keep the Tampa Bay Rays

With no shot at a new ballpark in Tampa, and pressure mounting to relocate the team to Portland, Oregon, among other possibilities, the Tampa Bay Rays could still end up at a new location in St. Petersburg.

December 21, 2018 - Tampa Bay Times

Waterfront Ballpark Plans in the Work in Portland

The Portland Diamond Project is trying to bring Major League Baseball to Portland.

November 30, 2018 - OPB

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Planning for a Post-Baseball Future

The Tampa Bay Rays still play at Tropicana Field, but they won't forever. The redevelopment opportunity for the site will be a game changer for the city.

August 10, 2018 - Tampa Bay Times

Yawkey Way, Boston

Friday Fun: Ranking the Ballpark Neighborhoods of Major League Baseball

The Midsummer Classic is over, and the dog days of summer are looming. Not every team has a chance at October baseball, but some still offer a lot to love in the neighborhood outside the ballpark.

July 20, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

Atlanta Braves Country

New Bus Circulator Approved to Deliver Fans to New Atlanta Braves Ballpark

The Atlanta Braves are decamping for the suburbs this spring.

February 15, 2017 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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