Build it and they will come
New ballparks are on the horizon -- here's a look at some plans: The Detroit Tigers are looking to open a new open-air stadium by the turn of the century, closing down Tiger Stadium, baseball's oldest operating park (Boston's Fenway opened on the same day in 1912). A new baseball-only park will be home to the Seattle Mariners in 1999, taking Ken Griffey, Jr. (if he's still with the team) out of the Kingdome. The Cincinnati Reds are looking to leave Cinergy Field for a baseball-only park by 2000. The San Francisco Giants are planning to leave wind-blown Candlestick/3Com Park for a new field by the bay in 2000. Pacific Bell Park will follow the footsteps of Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Oriole Park, and Turner Field with that old ballpark feel. The Milwaukee Brewers plan to move into Miller Park, modeled after Ebbets Field, in 2000, and the Minnesota Twins have proposed a new stadium for 2001. The Houston Astros trade the Astrodome for The Ballpark at Union Station in 2000, and the New York Mets are planning to abandon Shea Stadium for a dome in Flushing the same year. The Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the San Diego Padres are all exploring new stadiums. As for expansion teams:
The Arizona Diamondbacks will open the 1998 season in the new retractable dome BankOne ballpark. In St. Petersburg, Florida, the Devil Rays will open in Tropicana Field -- formerly known as the ThunderDome and the Florida Suncoast Dome.Source: Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes
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