Mayor Quinton Lucas endorses Royals’ ballpark project
KANSAS CITY — Three days before Jackson County voters head to the polls to vote on an extension of the 3/8-cent sales tax that would help fund a new Royals downtown ballpark and renovations to the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas endorsed the projects and the “Vote Yes on Question […]
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Oakland mayor: Maybe John Fisher’s Las Vegas plan isn’t viable for A’s
Oakland mayor Sheng Thao says Las Vegas and Nevada officials are learning what she has known for some time: That it’s difficult to get Oakland A’s owner John Fisher to the finish line on a new ballpark. “We’re seeing that he has the same issues going to Las Vegas,” Thao told The Athletic on Thursday. […]
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Willie Mays Day proclaimed by San Francisco mayor
This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence to celebrate one of their most beloved franchise icons. This Sunday, Feb. 4 — otherwise known as […]
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Royals to play exhibition at Double-A Northwest Arkansas
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals announced Friday that they will play an exhibition game vs. their Double-A affiliate, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, on Monday, March 25 at 6:05 p.m CT at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark. This will follow a 31-game exhibition schedule in Arizona, which will conclude with Kansas City’s Cactus League […]
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Kansas City Royals affiliate Northwest Arkansas unveils new logos
Call it a Natural progression: On Wednesday afternoon, the Minor League Baseball team in Springdale, Ark., unveiled new logos and uniforms. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, are named for the natural beauty of the region in which they compete. The Texas League franchise, established in 2008 after relocating […]
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Oakland mayor meets with Rob Manfred to demonstrate city made ballpark proposal to A’s
SEATTLE – On Sunday, in a meeting at a Seattle hotel, Oakland mayor Sheng Thao said she gave MLB commissioner Rob Manfred documented evidence of her city’s plan to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics. At the meeting, which Thao said took place at her request, she presented Manfred with 31 packages, one […]
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Birmingham City Council approves $500,000 bid for Rickwood Field improvements | #citycouncil
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Major League Baseball will hold its ‘Field of Dreams’ game at Rickwood Field next year. While this isn’t yet confirmed by the mayor’s office, the Birmingham City Council did approve more than half a million dollars in improvements for the field on Tuesday. Rickwood […]
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Mayor Schaaf delivers her final Oakland State of the City address
Mayor Schaaf delivers her final Oakland State of the City address Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf delivered her final State of the City address on Wednesday. The mayor looked back on her eight years in office, what the city achieved and where it can still improve. She also said she didn’t want to take credit herself […]
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Lake Elsinore mayor calls clubs first no-hitter
Lake Elsinore mayor calls clubs first no-hitter \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”lake-elsinore-mayor-calls-clubs-first-no-hitter\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.5″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”lake-elsinore-mayor-calls-clubs-first-no-hitter\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.5.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”lake-elsinore-mayor-calls-clubs-first-no-hitter\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.6″:{“content”:”There was added emotion behind the outing as well. The Biggar, Saskatchewan, native and former University of British Columbia pitcher was taking the mound on Canada Day.\n\n“Not a lot of people at the field knew, but it was a big day for \\[Canadians\\],” Hawkins said. “When I came […]
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Angels agree to City Council request to cancel stadium sale | #citycouncil
ANAHEIM — After the Anaheim City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to halt the sale of Angel Stadium and the surrounding property to a management company led by Angels owner Arte Moreno, the Angels Friday agreed to the city’s request to cancel the deal. The Angels released a statement through spokesperson Marie Garvey explaining their decision. […]
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