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Rogers Centre
The renovations to Rogers Centre will include new patio and lounge areas in the outfield.

Toronto Blue Jays Unveil Plans for Big Renovations

The Toronto Blue Jays are transforming their home with a large project that carries a hefty price tag. MLB’s lone Canadian team unveiled the first renderings of a multiyear $300 million privately funded renovation that will transform Rogers Centre from a stadium into a ballpark through a series of projects. “We are committed to building […]

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On Assignment: MLB All-Star Week Provides
Fans With Memorable Experience

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is a near weeklong star-studded extravaganza celebrating everything the sport has to offer. While the July 19 game itself at Dodger Stadium may have been the highlight, the event’s footprint continues to grow — this time to the beach as well. The MLB Draft (also held during All-Star week), […]

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Major League Baseball Expands Partnership with MGM Resorts and BetMGM

Major League Baseball, MGM Resorts International, and BetMGM have announced the expansion of an integrated partnership that, in 2018, designated MGM Resorts as MLB’s first official gaming sponsor. BetMGM will continue to be an Official Sports Betting Partner of MLB while MGM Rewards will be the title sponsor of this year’s All-Star celebrity softball game […]

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Cal Ripken Jr. throws the ceremonial first pitch before the beginning of a game between two youth teams at the Ripken Experience in Aberdeen, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Ripken Baseball

Ripken Baseball Returns Home to Aberdeen,
While Eyeing Further Expansion

When Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken started organizing youth baseball camps and clinics two decades ago, the mission was simple: Pass on the teachings of how to play baseball that their father, Cal Sr., instilled in them. The two Major League Baseball veterans are baseball lifers. Cal Jr. became the Ironman, playing 2,632 games […]

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Quickball
EL1 Sports has acquired USA Quickball, a program that teaches baseball and softball to players of all ages.

EL1 Sports Acquires Baseball/Softball Program Quickball

EL1 Sports has announced its acquisition of USA Quickball, a company that creates equipment and programs for high-speed, low-pressure baseball and softball training. Quickball teaches the fundamentals of baseball and softball in a fast-paced, active and inclusive way using a patented ball and bat program. EL1 will be showcasing Quickball with a series of events […]

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DraftKings, Chicago Cubs Host Beam Signing Ceremony

The DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field is one step closer to completion. DraftKings Inc. and the Chicago Cubs hosted a beam signing ceremony June 24 to commemorate the topping off and soon-to-be completed 22,350-square-foot structural steel addition to the historic ballpark. The two-story sportsbook, slated to be completed in 2023, will be located on the […]

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Durham Bulls Athletic Park will be getting more than $10 million in renovations over the course of the next year.

Durham Bulls Athletic Park Getting a $10 Million Renovation

The home of Crash Davis is getting a more than $10 million facelift. The fictional character played by Kevin Costner in “Bull Durham” would certainly approve of the real-life renovations upcoming at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the North Carolina destination. The changes need to come by 2025 as required by Major League Baseball to comply […]

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Ripken Experience
The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge is adding four new baseball fields that will be renovated to resemble historic MLB parks. Photo courtesy The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge

The Ripken Baseball Experience Pigeon Forge Adds Four Fields

Ripken Baseball is adding to its collection of baseball fields, which will allow the company to renovate four additional playing surfaces in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Branded as the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge, the venue will be able to host teams from around the country on 10 total fields, including access to the new fields at […]

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The New York Yankees, left, and the Boston Red Sox line up for the national anthem before a baseball game in London on June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

MLB Returns to London in 2023, 2024 and 2026

Major League Baseball has announced a long-term strategic partnership with the city of London that includes the league’s commitment to hold major events in the city over the next five years. The deal includes regular-season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026. The league has also announced the formation of the MLB London Legacy Group, which […]

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