Latest news with #ballpark
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jackson Chourio's solo home run (17)
Jackson Chourio crushes a solo home run to left-center field in the bottom of the 4th inning to tie the game
Washington Post
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Top pick Eli Willits has some lofty goals. Consider the first step complete.
When he was very young, Eli Willits would follow around his dad — a six-year MLB veteran — at the ballpark. Before games, Reggie and Eli Willits would head to the outfield. Eli couldn't hit home runs from home plate, but he would still try to clear the fence from the outfield grass.
Al Arabiya
23-06-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Athletics Celebrate Groundbreaking of $1.75 Billion Stadium Project in Las Vegas
With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles, and the exact location where home plate will be at the new A's ballpark serving as the backdrop Monday morning, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: 'We are a Vegas team.' MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, state and local government dignitaries, former Athletics greats such as Rollie Fingers and Dave Stewart, Little Leaguers, and many others looked on as the team celebrated the groundbreaking of a $1.75 billion, 33,000-person capacity ballpark that is expected to be finished in time for the 2028 season. Nevada and Clark County have approved up to $380 million in public funds for the project. 'I have no doubt this is done in 2028,' team president Marc Badain said. 'You know the workforce here–they're all here and ready to get going. It's nice to see the validation a day like today brings and what the next three years will mean for the community and for the construction project and the jobs and everything else that you're going to see as this building comes out of the ground starting as early as tonight.' Badain went through a similar process when serving in the same capacity for the NFL's Raiders. He was a central figure in that team's move from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020, as well as the approval and construction of $2 billion Allegiant Stadium. While waiting for Allegiant Stadium to be finished, the Raiders remained in Oakland for three seasons in the stadium they shared with the A's. But while the Raiders maintained a largely strong connection to the Bay Area even while playing as a lame-duck franchise, A's fans were incensed about their team's impending departure and the process involved. That made staying in Oakland untenable for the franchise, which played its final season in the dilapidated stadium last year. The A's are playing the first of at least three years about an hour away at a Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento, California, while they await their move to Las Vegas. 'We are a local team,' Fisher said. 'And we want to start from the youngest of fans because if you can get the kids, you can get their parents. It takes less time than you think what really takes time is … to have a winner. Our goal is to continue to build upon what we have and building a team is like building anything else. Sometimes it takes more time than you want it to. It's like building the stadium. And we think that we have the pieces to make ourselves really successful.' The stadium will be built on nine acres of the 35-acre site owned by Bally's on the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. The Tropicana's resort towers were destroyed in an overnight demolition in October to clear the way for the ballpark. The A's are trying to strike a balance of making the most of their temporary home while also preparing for their future. Each A's player wears a patch of Sacramento's Tower Bridge on one sleeve and a Las Vegas logo on the other as part of a three-year sponsorship with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority in December approved lease, non-relocation and development documents–the last major steps for the A's to eventually become a Las Vegas team. Artist renderings show a stadium with its five overlapping layers that bears a striking resemblance to Australia's famed Sydney Opera House. A glass window beyond the outfield provides an outdoor feel with views of the Las Vegas Strip. Rather than a centralized cooling system, air conditioning will be distributed through the seats. This will be MLB's smallest stadium, though Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Rays usually call home, has a capacity of 25,000 when the upper levels are closed off. It otherwise holds just less than 40,000 seats. The Rays, like the A's, are playing this season at a Triple-A ballpark after Hurricane Idalia damaged their domed stadium. Tampa Bay's long-term home is unknown and the club could soon be in the hands of new owners. Cleveland plays at Progressive Field, which now seats 34,830. It was downsized from the 43,345-seat capacity when the park opened in 1994. The A's are set to become the fourth major professional team in Las Vegas, joining the Raiders, the NHL's Golden Knights, and the WNBA's Aces. 'I think that the demographics, the success that other sports have had, and the amount of tourism here–those three legs of the stool–make this an ideal market for us,' Manfred said. 'I have no doubt that this team is going to be really successful in Vegas.'
CBS News
23-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
A's to hold Las Vegas stadium groundbreaking on Monday
The Athletics will be making a major play toward their move to Sin City on Monday. The team is set to host a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction for their future Las Vegas ballpark. The story and future of the A's has been filled with twists, turns and speculation since the team left the Oakland Coliseum. Now, at the site of the former Tropicana Hotel, another page will be turned. According to the A's, the new Las Vegas stadium will be able to seat 33,000 fans – quite the jump in capacity from the team's temporary home at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, which can only seat around 14,000 people. The A's still have two more seasons in Sacramento, along with the rest of this season. There is also an option for a fourth season, depending on the timing of construction in Nevada. Monday's groundbreaking ceremony in Nevada is set to begin at 8 a.m.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
From 2-foot-long burritos to birthday cake milkshakes, a new MLB season brings new menus to the ballpark
From a new 125th anniversary birthday cake milkshake in Chicago to 2-foot-long burritos in Texas, MLB stadiums are offering up much more than just the games this season. Hours before the Texas Rangers take the field, chef Cris Vasquez and his team of 180 cooks fire up eight kitchens spread across Globe Life Stadium to begin cooking up 42,000 meals. The house specialty: BBQ brisket and pulled pork, smoked in house. The Rangers helped to usher in an era of viral big ticket food items with their 24-inch boomstick hot dog back in 2012. They still sell more than 100 at every home game. "People like to eat. They want to see something different, a ballpark, not just traditional nachos, hot dogs. They want to see something more, so every year we have to come up with something fun, something wild," Vasquez said. This year, they're selling a 26-inch burrito, packed with almost 3.5 pounds of taco meat, rice, black beans and cheese – costing $36. "I didn't think it's gonna be this big, but I'm pregnant and it sounded good," Mary Ellen Sorrell said laughing. The Boomstick Burrito is a massive 26-inch flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, seasoned taco meat, Rico's Nacho Cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce and sour cream. Served in four shareable portions at the Texas Rangers' games. Delaware North Signature dishes at ballparks Stadium concessions are big business. Fans spend an average of about $75 on food and drinks at an MLB game with teams finding demand for special premium offerings. "You only come to the game every once in a while, right? So might as well go big," said Reid Walker, who ordered the original boomstick hot dog. Lou Piuggi is the head chef at Delaware North that provides food service to 10 big league parks. He said signature dishes keep fans engaged. Big ticket food items that are new this season include the "lob dog" for San Diego Padres fans: a hot dog topped with grilled lobster, Milwaukee Brewers fans can catch a brat flight at a game and the Cleveland Guardians have done their own twist on a cheesesteak hot dog. Last season, the Chicago White Sox finished on the baseball field with the league's worst record, but their biggest home run was the campfire milkshake. This season, the team is celebrating 125 years with a birthday cake milkshake. The ballpark's menu will also feature the El Diablo Korean dog with mozzarella wrapped in Flamin' Hot Cheetos and a special sauce, letting fans get a taste they won't soon forget. The Home Run Stack at the Atlanta Braves stadium is a towering indulgence featuring three slices of toasted brioche layered with two CAB beef patties, large slabs of Hungarian candied bacon and smoked brisket. Topped with tangy pickled onion slaw, Carolina golden BBQ sauce and Coca-Cola BBQ sauce, then crowned with crispy jumbo onion rings. Served with a side of golden french fries. Delaware North
