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{Appendix 1.1, to Sports Facility Reports, Volume 21} Research completed as of July 17, 2020

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)

Team: Buffalo Bisons

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (2013) Principal Owner: Robert E. Rich, Jr. Team Value: As of July 2016, $34 million (Revenue: $12 million; Operating Income: $1.1 million) Team Website TWITTER: @BuffaloBisons

Stadium: Sahlen Field Date Built: 1988 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $42 Facility Financing: The State of New York contributed $22 million and various other public entities paid for the remainder. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Pilot Field. In 1995, the stadium was renamed North AmeriCare Park. In 1998, Dunn Tire Corp. took over the remaining eight years and $2.5 million on the naming rights contract with the City of Buffalo. Thus, the stadium was renamed Dunn Tire Park. Then in 2008, the Bisons agreed to a ten-year naming rights deal with the Coca-Cola Company. In 2018, a similar deal was signed with Sahlen Packing Company through 2028.

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (1999) Principal Owner: Don Beaver & Bill Allen Team Value: As of 2016, 47.5 million (Revenue: 17.0 million Operating Income: 5.0 million) Team Website TWITTER: @KnightsBaseball

Stadium: Truist Field Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $54 Facility Financing: The City of Charlotte funded $7.25 million through hotel taxes, Center City Partners funded $725,000, Mecklenburg County funded $8 million, and private investors funded the rest. Facility Website UPDATE: Prior to the 2020 season the team extended the protective netting.

NAMING RIGHTS: In June 2020 Truist committed $75,000 to a fund set up by the team for those affected by Covid-19. The field name is changing along with the company’s re-branding. April 2012, the Knights announced that they had found a naming-rights sponsor for the new stadium. BB&T Corporations signed an eighteen-year deal for an undisclosed amount for the naming rights to the stadium beginning in 2014.

Team: Columbus Clippers

Affiliate: Cleveland Indians (2009) Principal Owner: Franklin County, Ohio Team Value: As of July 2016, $41 million (Revenue: $13.5 million; Operating Income: $4.0 million) Team Website TWITTER: @CLBClippers

Stadium: Huntington Park Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $70 Facility Financing: The facility was financed by over $40 million in private funds, a $7 million state grant, the proceeds of selling the previous stadium, and revenue from ticket and concession sales. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team will extend their protective netting to the foul poles.

NAMING RIGHTS: In February 2006, Huntington National Bank entered into a twenty-three- year, $12 million naming rights agreement for the Clippers' new ballpark to be called Huntington

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 2 Park. Huntington Bancshares Inc., parent company of Huntington National Bank, agreed to a 6- year, $2.5 million extension of the naming rights lease, which will now end in 2022.

Team: Durham Bulls

Affiliate: Tampa Bay Rays (1998) Principal Owner: Jim Goodmon (Capitol Broadcasting Co.) Team Value: As of July 2016, $39 million (Revenue: $14.5 million; Operating Income: $3.9 million) Team Website TWITTER: @DurhamBulls

Stadium: Durham Bulls Athletic Park Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $18.5 Facility Financing: The facility was financed through the City of Durham issuing Certificates of Participation in the amount of $10.97 million, taking out a $2.2 million loan from its water and sewer fund implementing a twenty-five-cent surcharge on tickets, and receiving money from sky box rentals. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Bulls extended their MLB affiliation with the Rays until 2022. They have extended their protective netting to cover most of their lower bowl seating.

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Team: Gwinnett Stripers

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (1966) Principal Owner: Atlanta Braves (Liberty Media) Team Website TWITTER: @GoStripers

Stadium: Coolray Field Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $64 Facility Financing: The Gwinnett County incurred about $77.5 million of debt that will be paid back over thirty years. Additionally, rental-car tax, as well as taxpayer money, have been earmarked to pay off stadium debt. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2010, the Gwinnett Braves signed a sixteen-year, $4.5 million naming- rights agreement with Atlanta-based Coolray Heating & Cooling. The deal will expire in 2026.

Team: Indianapolis Indians

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (2005) Principal Owner: Indians, Inc. Team Value: As of July 2016, $37.5 million (Revenue: $12 million; Operating Income: $1.6 million) Team Website TWITTER: @Indyindians

Stadium: Victory Field Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $20 Facility Financing: The City of Indianapolis’ Capital Improvement Board financed half of the stadium costs and the Indians financed the other half through ticket sales and private fundraising. Facility Website

UPDATE: Following recent approval from the Capital Improvement Board, the Indians are moving forward with $8.3 million in upgrades which will include a 4,500-foot home plate club seating over 200 guests and 3000 square feet of expansion for the administrative offices. There will also be a new name social gathering space in left field, Yuengling Landing, after the team agreed to a multiyear partnership with the brewing company. Also, a social premium space behind home plate is to be constructed and named Elements Financial Club, as result of a naming rights deal with Elements Financial.

NAMING RIGHTS: The Indians have not sold the naming rights to Victory Field. Instead, the stadium is called Victory Field to commemorate the U.S. victory in World War II.

Team: Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Affiliate: Philadelphia Phillies (2007) Principal Owner: Joseph Finley and Craig Stein Team Value: As of July 2016, $43 million (Revenue: $15 million; Operating Income: $4.1 million) Team Website TWITTER: @IronPigs

Stadium: Coca-Cola Park Date Built: 2008 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $50.25 Facility Financing: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania funded one-third of the cost while Lehigh County funded the rest through the issuance of bonds and a hotel tax. Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 4 UPDATE: In response to the anticipated cancellation of the minor league season, the IronPigs have agreed to host a tournament for high school seniors to play baseball and softball again. They also partnered with the local Musikfest to continue virtually this year. The team extended their protective netting before the 2020 season.

Naming RIGHTS: In 2007, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs signed a ten-year naming rights agreement with Coca-Cola with an additional five-year option. Financial details were not disclosed. In 2015, the IronPigs extended the naming rights agreement with Coca Cola. The naming rights lease will now be extended into 2027. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Team: Louisville Bats

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2000) Principal Owner: Stuart and Jerry Katzoff (MC Sports Acquisition, LLC) Team Value: $36 million (as of July 2016) (Revenue: $12.5 million; Operating Income: $2.1 million) Team Website TWITTER: @LouisvilleBats

Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $27.8 (initial), $40 (final) Facility Financing: The field was financed through a partnership between the City of Louisville, the Bats, Hillerich & Bradsby, the Brown Foundation, Humana Inc., and the Humana Foundation. The field is now owned by the City of Norfolk. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Louisville Bats are going to introduce augmented reality experiences to their fans via iOS or Android mobile devices. They can use images and videos to appear on mobile devices as holograms, highlights and more.

NAMING RIGHTS: Hillerich & Bradsby, makers of the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat, paid $2 million for lifetime naming rights to the Stadium.

Team: Norfolk Tides

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (2007) Principal Owner: Maryland Baseball Holding, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @NorfolkTides

Stadium: Harbor Park Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $16

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 5 Facility Financing: Harbor Park was financed through rent from the Tides and revenue from non- sports events held at the park. Facility Website NAMING RIGHTS: Currently, no naming-rights agreement is in place.

Team: Pawtucket Red Sox

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (1973) Principal Owner: Larry Lucchino and partners Team Value: As of July 2016, $30 million (Revenue: $10 million; Operating Income: $0.8 million) Team Website TWITTER: @PawSox

Stadium: McCoy Stadium Date Built: 1942 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $1.5 Facility Financing: $500,000 for the original stadium came from the federal government’s WPA program. The rest of the funding came from other sources. Facility Website

UPDATE: In August 2018, the team announced that they will move to Worcester, Massachusetts in 2021. It appears the team will be making a change to their name to include Worchester. With the cancellation of the season the team is holding events at the ballpark to celebrate its farewell year.

NAMING RIGHTS: McCoy Stadium is named in honor of Thomas P. McCoy, former mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The stadium was dedicated on June 6, 1946 and rededicated on July 5, 1992.

Team: Rochester Red Wings

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (2003) Principal Owner: Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. Team Value: As of July 2016, $27.5 million (Revenue: $8.5 million; Operating Income: $0.4 million) Team Website TWITTER: @RocRedWings

Stadium: Frontier Field Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $35.3 Facility Financing: The State of New York provided a $16 million grant toward construction costs while Monroe County covered much of the rest of the expense with county-backed bonds.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 1996, Frontier Telephone entered into a twenty-year, $3.5 million naming rights agreement. Frontier Communications extended its naming rights agreement with Monroe County. Frontier Communications will pay $2.75 million. In 2015, an agreement was reached to extend the agreement an additional ten years.

Team: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Affiliate: New York Yankees (2007) Principal Owner: New York Yankees and SWB Yankees LLC Team Value: As of July 2016, $28 million (Revenue: $9.5 million; Operating Income: $0.2 million) Team Website TWITTER: @swbrailriders

Stadium: PNC Field Date Built: 1989 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25 ($43.3 renovation) Facility Financing: Lackawanna County secured bonds for half of the costs, while a state community grant fund overseen by Pennsylvania's Department of Community Affairs paid for the rest. Facility Website NAMING RIGHTS: On February 1, 2007, PNC Financial Services Group bought the naming rights to Lackawanna County Stadium through the 2009 season from the county for nearly $1.1 million. PNC now has a yearly renewal option for up to an additional seven years.

Team: Syracuse Mets

Affiliate: New York Mets (2019) Principal Owner: New York Mets Team Website TWITTER: @SyracuseMets

Stadium: NBT Bank Stadium Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $28 Facility Financing: $16 million came from New York state taxpayers. $6.6 million came from Onogonda County, $4 million from the Syracuse Chiefs, and $1 million from the Toronto Blue Jackets. Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 7 UPDATE: As part of a twenty-five-year deal with NBT Banks Stadium, there will be over $26 million worth of upgrades coming to the facility. This includes and is not limited to clubhouse upgrades, seat replacements in the upper and lower bowls, entryway improvements, lighting and audio system upgrades, and a complete reconfiguration of the concourse and concession stands. This renovation project is assumed to be finished by 2021.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named P&C Stadium after the regional brand of supermarkets that are run by Syracuse-based Penn Traffic Corporation. However, in September 2004, Penn Traffic was released from its naming-right contract due to its bankruptcy. In 2005, Alliance Bank signed a twenty-year, $2.8 million naming-rights deal with the Syracuse Chiefs. The deal is set to expire after the 2025 season. In 2013, the stadium’s name was changed to NBT Bank Stadium after the merger of Alliance Bank into NBT Bank.

Team: Toledo Mud Hens

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (1987) Principal Owner: Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, Inc. Team Value: $35.5 million (Revenue: $12.5 million; Operating Income: $2.7 million) Team Website TWITTER: @MudHens

Stadium: Fifth Third Field Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $39.2 Facility Financing: The financing structure relied on a series of private revenues including naming rights, advertising and sponsorship, and premium seating sales. Facility Website

UPDATE: Fifth Third Field will host Winterfest, taking place between December 17, 2020- January 3, 2021. The Toledo Walleye (ECHL Hockey Team) will play multiple games outdoors inside the ballpark.

NAMING RIGHTS: The Toledo Mud Hens have a fifteen-year, $5 million naming rights deal with Fifth Third Bank that will expire after the 2016 season. Fifth Third Bank has decided to extend their naming rights agreement with the Toledo Mud Hens. The new agreement is for 12 years and will last through 2028. The financial portion of the agreement was not revealed.

Team: Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes Railroad Workers)

Principal Owner: Victor Manuel López, Julio Diaz Torre Llamas, Llamas Torre Jaime Diaz, Rodolfo Landeros Verdugo, Ricardo Ibarra and Joseph Eustace Lomelín Alvarez Flores (c/o Contructora Maiz Mier) Team Website TWITTER: @RielerosDeAgs

Stadium: Parque Alberto Romo Chávez Date Built: 1938 Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The park will be demolished at the end of the 2019 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: Named for former Mexican League pitcher Alberto Romo Chávez.

Team: Piratas de Campeche (Campeche Pirates)

Principal Owner: Alvaro Lebrija Team Website TWITTER: @PiratasCampeche

Stadium: Estadio Nelson Barrera Romellón Date Built: 2001 Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after the Mexican League’s home run king, Nelson Barrera.

Team: Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Dos Loredos Owls)

Principal Owner: José Antonio Galán Mansur Team Website TWITTER: @LaredosTecos

Stadium: Parque la Junta and Uni-Trade Stadium Date Built: 1947 and 2011 Facility Cost: ($/Mil): N/A

Naming RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Generales de Durango (Durango Generals)

Principal Owner: Juan Carlos Martinez Team Website TWITTER: @GeneralesdDgo

Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa Date Built: 1986 Facility Website: N/A

Naming RIGHTS: The stadium is named after former revolutionary general Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa.

Team: Algodoneros de Union Laguna (Laguna Union Cotton Farmers)

Principal Owner: Francisco Javier Orozco Team Website TWITTER: @AlgodonerosUL

Stadium: Estadio de la Revolución Date Built: 1932 Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The franchise restores its name from Vaqueros Union Laguna to Algodoneros de Union Laguna, the name originally founded in 1940. Subsequently, the team changed their colors back.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named to commemorate the 1910–1920 Mexican Revolution.

Team: Bravos de León (León Braves)

Principal Owner: Mauricio Martínez Alvizu, Aruto Blanco and Grupo Multimedios Team Website TWITTER: @NacimosBravos

Stadium: Estadio Domingo Santana Date Built: 1973 Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexico City Red Devils)

Principal Owner: Alfredo Harp Helú Team Website TWITTER: @DiablosRojosMX

Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu Date Built: 2019 Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after the team owner.

Team: Acereros del Norte (Monclova Steelers)

Principal Owner: Lic. Gerardo Benavides Pape Team Website TWITTER: @AcererosOficial

Stadium: Estadio Monclova Date Built: 1975

Naming RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Sultanes de Monterrey (Monterrey Sultans)

Principal Owner: José Maiz García y Grupo Multimedios Team Website TWITTER: @SultanesOficial

Stadium: Estadio Monterrey Date Built: 1990

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Guerreros de Oaxaca (Oaxaca Warriors)

Principal Owner: Fundacion Alfredo Harp Helú Team Website TWITTER: @GuerrerosOax

Stadium: Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos Date Built: 1950 (renovated 1996 and 2008) Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after former Governor of Oaxaca, Eduardo Vasconcelos.

Team: Pericos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots)

Principal Owner: Mota-Engil Mexico Team Website TWITTER: @Pericos_Oficial

Stadium: Estadio Hermanos Serdán Date Built: 1973 (renovated 2006) Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named to honor the Serdán brothers, politicians who died in 1910 in Puebla at the start of the Mexican revolution.

Team: Tigres de Quintana Roo (Quintana Roo Tigers)

Principal Owner: Fernando Valenzuela y Linda Burgos Team Website TWITTER: @TigresOficial

Stadium: Estadio Beto Ávila Date Built: 1980 Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after former Mexican League and Major League Baseball star Beto Ávila.

Team: Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Saraperos)

Principal Owner: Alejandro Garza Díaz Team Website TWITTER: @OficialSarapero

Stadium: Estadio Francisco I. Madero Date Built: 1963 (renovated 2011) Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after Francisco I. Madero, a Coahuila native, who served as President of Mexico from 1911–1913.

Team: Olmecas de Tabasco (Tabasco Olmecs)

Principal Owner: Juan Carlos Manzar (President) Team Website TWITTER: @OlmecasTabasco

Stadium: Parque Centenario 27 de Febrero Date Built: 1964

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium’s name comes from the stadium opening on the 100-year anniversary of the expulsion of French troops that invaded Mexico.

Team: Toros de Tijuana (Tijuana Bulls)

Principal Owner: Alberto Uribe Maytorena Team Website TWITTER: @LigaMexBeis

Stadium: Estadio Chevron Date Built: 1976 Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Chevron purchased the stadium’s naming rights in 2019.

Team: Leones de Yucatan (Yucatan Lions)

Principal Owner: Juan José and Erick Ernesto Arellano Hernández (ARHE Gustavo Ricalde Puerto Group) Team Website TWITTER: @LeonesOficial

Stadium: Parque Kukulcán Alamo Date Built: 1982 Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In June 2015, the Lions sold the naming rights of the stadium to Alamo Rent-A-Car Company, but the details of the agreement were not available. As of 2019, the stadium is named for Kukulkan, the Mayan serpent diety.

Team: Albuquerque Isotopes

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2015) Principal Owner: Albuquerque Baseball Club, LLC Team Value (as of July 2016): $34 million (Revenue: $12.5 million; Operating Income: $1.9 million) Team Website TWITTER: @ABQTopes

Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union at Isotopes Park Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25 Facility Financing: $10 million in general-obligation bonds and a $15 million loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Isotopes have extended their player-development contract with the Rockies through the 2022 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: The team and Rio Grande Credit Union agreed to a 10-year naming rights agreement, financial terms undisclosed.

Team: El Paso Chihuahuas

Affiliate: San Diego Padres (2001) Principal Owner: Alejandra de la Vega Foster, Paul Foster, Josh Hunt, and Woody Hunt (MountainStar Sports Group) Team Value (as of July 2016): $38.5 million (Revenue: $14 million; Operating Income: $2.4 million) Team Website TWITTER: @epchihuahuas

Stadium: Southwest University Park Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $72 Facility Financing: Publicly financed through city-issued bonds paid back through a hotel occupancy tax, rent payments by owners, ticket sales, and parking revenue. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In March 2014, the Chihuahuas signed a twenty-year naming rights agreement with Southwest University to name the stadium Southwest University Park. The terms of the deal were not released.

Team: Fresno Grizzlies

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2019) Principal Owner: Fresno Sports & Events Team Website TWITTER: @FresnoGrizzlies

Stadium: Chukchansi Park Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $46 Facility Financing: The stadium was publicly financed through city redevelopment agency-issued bonds. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Grizzlies Stadium. On September 13, 2006, the Fresno Grizzlies announced a fifteen-year, $16 million naming rights deal for Grizzlies Stadium with Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino to rename the stadium Chukchansi Park. The deal results in an obligation of $1 million per year over the life of the agreement. In addition, $1 million of the total investment will be funded in the first year for stadium capital improvements and deferred maintenance.

Team: Iowa Cubs

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (1981) Principal Owner: Racoon Baseball, Inc. Team Value (as of July 2016): $30 million (Revenue: $10.5 million; Operating Income: $2.2 million) Team Website TWITTER: @IowaCubs

Stadium: Principal Park Date Built: 1992 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $12 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In August 2004, the Principal Financial Group, Inc. bought the naming rights to Sec Taylor Stadium for $2.5 million and changed the name to Principal Park. In 2017, the naming rights were extended for another 10 years, through the 2027.

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (2019) Principal Owner: Howard Hughes Corp. Team Website TWITTER: @AviatorsLV

Stadium: Las Vegas Ballpark Date Built: 2018 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $150 Facility Financing: $80 million was publicly financed, and the remainder privately funded by the Howard Hughes corporation. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved a 20-year $80 million naming rights agreement for the ballpark in 2017.

Team: Memphis Redbirds

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (1998) Principal Owner: Peter Freund Team Website TWITTER: @memphisredbirds

Stadium: AutoZone Park Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $80.5 Facility Financing: Privately financed through the issuance of $72 million in tax-exempt bonds by the Center City Revenue Finance Corp, which are being repaid with a sales tax rebate for items sold in the ballpark; Memphis and Shelby County each chipped in $4.25 million to buy the land and clear utilities. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Memphis Redbirds completed nearly $2 million in upgrades making the facility conducive to both soccer and baseball.

NAMING RIGHTS: AutoZone entered into a twenty-five-year, $4.3 million naming rights deal with the Memphis Redbirds that runs through the 2024 season. The City of Memphis now owns AutoZone Park. The city bought the park for $36 million which includes financing and $4.5 million in improvements to the stadium. AutoZone will still pay $100,000 for ten years of naming rights.

Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2019) Principal Owner: Frank Ward (MFP Baseball) Team Value: As of July 2016, $30.5 million (Revenue: $13.5 million; Operating Income: $0.3 million) Team Website TWITTER: @nashvillesounds

Stadium: First Horizon Park Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $91 Facility Financing: The project was a public-private partnership. The Metro Sports Authority originally approved the sale of $65 million worth of municipal revenue bonds to pay for the project, which includes a $38 million stadium, $23 million land acquisition, and $5 million capitalized interest during construction. The city will own the stadium and lease it to the Sounds through 2045. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team was a part of opening a bar adjacent to their field in June of 2020. The bar is a on the top floor of a neighboring building giving patrons great views of the field from the bar.

NAMING RIGHTS: First Tennessee Bank signed a ten-year naming partnership with the Sounds for the new park, with an option to extend for another ten years. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The name of the stadium changed when First Tennessee Bank rebranded to First Horizon Bank.

Team: Oklahoma City Dodgers

Affiliate: Los Angeles Dodgers (2015) Principal Owner: Mandalay Baseball Properties and Los Angeles Dodgers Team Value: As of July 2016, $33 million (Revenue: $12 million; Operating Income: $2.1 million) Team Website TWITTER: @okc_dodgers

Stadium: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Date Built: 1998 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $34 Facility Financing: Funded by a temporary one-cent sales tax approved by city voters in December 1993 as part of the Metropolitan Area Projects Plan (MAPS). Facility Website

UPDATE: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark will host the Big 12 Conference 2021 Baseball Championship.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 17 NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Southwestern Bell Park when it opened, but after five weeks, that name was withdrawn after public criticism. The stadium was then rebranded as Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark. The park was again renamed in 2002 when it became known as SBC Bricktown Ballpark. In 2006, AT&T paid an undisclosed sum for ten years to rename the park A&T Bricktown Ballpark. The naming rights deal with AT&T ended after the team was sold to Mandalay in 2010, and the ballpark was renamed RedHawks Field at Bricktown. In April 2012, a naming rights agreement was entered into with Newcastle Casino, owned by the Chickasaw Nation, to change the stadium’s name to Newcastle Field at Bricktown; however, the public was outraged when they found out the signage that was to be erected at the park had the word “Casino” in small, faint letters to the right just under the word “Newcastle.” As a result, the stadium’s name was once again changed, this time to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Team: Omaha Storm Chasers

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (1969) Principal Owner: Gary Green, Larry Botel, Eric Foss, Brian Callaghan, Peter Huff, Evan Friend and Stephen Alepa (Alliance Baseball Omaha LLC) Team Value (as of July 2016): $27 million (Revenue: $9 million; Operating Income: -$0.8 million) Team Website TWITTER: @OMAStormChasers

Stadium: Werner Park Date Built: 2011 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $29.405 Facility Financing: Sarpy County issued bonds totaling $27,055,000 and the team contributed $2.35 million. The county's bond debt will be primarily paid off through rent collected from the Storm Chasers, sales taxes generated at the ballpark, a portion of sales at the ballpark, a hotel tax, and a fifty-cent ticket surcharge on selected seats. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team announced more than $2 million in renovations to accommodate a new professional soccer club in their ballpark.

NAMING RIGHTS: Werner Enterprises, a trucking and logistics firm and long-time sponsor of the team, agreed to a naming-rights deal for $305,000 per year over five years with an option to extend the deal. In May 2014, Werner exercised their option to extend the deal until 2020.

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (1998) Principal Owner: Stuart Katzoff, Jerry Katzoff, Herb Simon, and Steve Simon (SK Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @Aces

Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $58 Facility Financing: Publicly financed by the City of Reno and Washoe County and privately financed by the Aces. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team extended their protective netting to the foul poles before the 2020 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2016, the Greater Nevada Credit Union bought the naming rights to Aces Stadium. The ballpark will now be known as Greater Nevada Field. The naming rights agreement is for 15 years. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Team: Round Rock Express

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2019) Principal Owner: Nolan Ryan, Reid Ryan, Don Sanders, Reese Ryan, Eddie Maloney, Bret Sanders and Brad Sanders (Ryan-Sanders Baseball) Team Value: As of July 2016, $40 million (Revenue: $14.5 million; Operating Income: $3.5 million) Team Website TWITTER: @RRExpress

Stadium: The Dell Diamond Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25 Facility Financing: The City of Round Rock contributed $8.4 million from revenue bonds backed by their hotel-motel tax and Ryan-Sanders Baseball funded the rest. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In January 2000, Dell Computer Corporation signed a fifteen-year, $2.5 million deal for naming rights to the stadium. In 2012, Dell Computers renewed its naming-rights deal for an additional ten years. The deal is set to expire after the 2023 season.

Team: Sacramento River Cats

Affiliate: San Francisco Giants (2015) Principal Owner: Susan Savage Team Value (as of July 2016): $49 million ($20 million in revenue; $5.6 million in operating income) Team Website TWITTER: @RiverCats

Stadium: Sutter Health Park Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $29.5 Facility Financing: Constructed with bonds from the River City Stadium Financing Authority and paid back from concession, ticket, advertising, and other ballpark revenues. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Sutter Health and the team agreed to the name change in 2019 and the deal will last for 15 years, the financials are not disclosed.

Team: Salt Lake Bees

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2001) Principal Owner: Gail Miller (Miller Sports Properties) Team Value (as of July 2016): $30.5 million (Revenue: $11.5 million; Operating Income: $0.9 million) Team Website TWITTER: @SaltLakeBees

Stadium: Smith’s Ballpark Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 Facility Financing: 93% publicly financed by the Salt Lake City General Fund and the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team has decided to extend the protective netting downline the sidelines nearly to each foul pole.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Franklin Quest Field after Franklin Quest Company signed a fifteen-year, $1.4 million for the naming rights agreement with the Bees. In 1997, the stadium’s name was changed to Franklin Covey Field after Franklin Quest merged with the Covey Leadership Center becoming Franklin Covey. In 2009, the Bees signed a five-year naming rights agreement with Spring Mobile to rename the stadium Spring Mobile Ballpark. In March 2014, Smith's Food & Drug Stores Inc. signed a six-year naming rights agreement with the Bees to rename the stadium Smith’s Ballpark. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2019) Principal Owner: David G. Elmore (Elmore Group, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @missionsmilb

Stadium: Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10.5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named for a former Texas legislator and councilman.

Team: Tacoma Rainiers

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (1995) Principal Owner: Mikal Thomsen (The Baseball Club of Tacoma) Team Website TWITTER: @RainiersLand

Stadium: Cheney Stadium Date Built: 1960 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.940 Facility Financing: Publicly financed by the city while Ben Cheney provided $100,000 for cost overruns. Facility Website

UPDATE: The reserve team of the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, known at the time as Seattle Sounders FC 2, moved to Cheney Stadium in 2018. The team rebranded as the Tacoma Defiance in 2019 but maintained the Sounders affiliation. The club plans to build their own soccer-specific stadium in a nearby parking lot with assistance from the Rainiers and aims to open the new ground in 2021. Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League announced their move to Cheney Stadium in 2019 and will join the Defiance at the new stadium.

NAMING RIGHTS: The ballpark is named for Tacoma businessman Ben Cheney, who was instrumental in bringing a Pacific Coast League team to Tacoma.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 21 Team: Wichita Wind Surge Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Date Built: 2020 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $75 Facility Financing: The city used bonds and taxes as a way to fund a new baseball complex to attract a team.

UPDATE: The team moved to Wichita contingent on the development deal, which allows ownership to develop around the new baseball field.

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming-rights agreements in place.

Team: Akron RubberDucks Affiliate: Cleveland Indians (1989) Principal Owner: Ken Babby Team Website TWITTER: @AkronRubberDuck

Stadium: Canal Park Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $35.3 Facility Financing: $29.65 million from the City of Akron and $5.65 million from the State of Ohio’s capital budget. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team is extending their protective netting to the foul poles, with some sections are partially retractable to allow fan and player interaction.

NAMING RIGHTS: The Ohio and Erie Canal runs behind the left-field wall of the stadium, so the stadium is named Canal Park.

Team: Altoona Curve

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (1999) Principal Owner: Bob and Joan Lozinak (Lozinak Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @AltoonaCurve

Stadium: Peoples Natural Gas Field Date Built: 1999 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $20 Facility Financing: $10.8 million from the State of Pennsylvania. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Blair County Ballpark. In January 2012, the Altoona Curve and Peoples Natural Gas entered into a naming-rights agreement. The terms of the deal have not been released.

Affiliate: New York Mets (1992) Principal Owner: Evans Street Baseball (John Hughes) Team Website TWITTER: @RumblePoniesBB

Stadium: NYSEG Stadium Date Built: 1992 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $4.6 Facility Financing: $1.4 million of funding came from New York’s Urban Development Corporation and the rest was funded by the New York Mets. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team announced $5.1 million worth of upgrades for 2019 and exercised an option to extend their lease through 2026. Additionally, the team extended their player development contract with the New York Mets through the 2022 season.

The stadium upgrades will focus on the building’s infrastructure and work to enhance the overall fan experience. This will include new seats, system upgrades, turf replacement, new video boards, a new sound system, renovated clubhouse, new fencing, and new netting.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Binghamton Municipal Stadium. In 2001, New York State Electric and Gas signed a naming-rights agreement with the Mets to name the stadium NYSEG Stadium. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Team: Bowie Baysox

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (1989) Principal Owner: Ken Young (Maryland Baseball Holding, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @BowieBaysox

Stadium: Prince George's Stadium Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The team announced in 2016 that it would sell the naming rights to the stadium. To date, however, no partnership has been agreed to.

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (2001) Principal Owner: Fernando Aguirre Team Website TWITTER: @erie_seawolves

Stadium: UPMC Park Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $9 Facility Financing: $8 million came from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The City of Erie, Erie County, and Team Erie each donated $300,000, and Millcreek Township gave $25,000. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In September 2016, the Seawolves and UPMC signed a 5-year initial agreement for naming rights.

Team: Harrisburg Senators

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2005) Principal Owner: Mark Butler (Senators Partners, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @HbgSenators

Stadium: FNB Field Date Built: 1987 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $1.3 Facility Financing: Publicly funded Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Riverside Stadium. In 2004, Commerce Bank signed a fifteen-year, $3.5 million naming rights deal with the Harrisburg Senators for the stadium to be renamed Commerce Bank Park. In 2009, the stadium’s name was changed to Metro Bank Park after Commerce Bank and Republic First Bank merged to form Metro Bank. Metro Bank Park is now called FNB Field. First National Bank merged with Metro Bank’s Parent Company, Metro Bancorp, Inc. First National Bank will stick with the current naming rights agreement that is currently in place. In 2018, the Senators and FNB extended these rights for ten years.

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2015) Principal Owner: Josh Soloman, Jim Soloman, and Jennifer Goorno Team Website TWITTER: @GoYardGoats

Stadium: Dunkin Donuts Park Date Built: 2017 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $56 Facility Financing: The stadium is completely taxpayer funded. Facility Website

UPDATE: The first phase of a development deal will be completed by 2020. This deal will bring around 200 mixed-income apartments, 11,000 square feet of retail and community space, and a 250-space parking garage on land beyond the Park’s wall. The city signed an agreement with RMS to take the lead on the development around the baseball stadium. The team has also decided to extend their protective netting.

NAMING RIGHTS: Dunkin’ Donuts bought the naming rights to the new stadium in Hartford. The terms of the naming rights agreement were not disclosed. The Dunkin’ Donuts name and logo will be on prominent signage and the logo will also be on the outfield grass.

Team: New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (2003) Principal Owner: Art Solomon (DSF Sports) Team Website TWITTER: @FisherCats

Stadium: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $21 Facility Financing: The City of Manchester officials financed the venture with $27.5 million in municipal bonds. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Fisher Cats Ballpark. In 2006, the stadium was renamed Merchantsauto.com Stadium. Beginning in 2011, the stadium was renamed Northeast Delta Dental Stadium after Northeast Delta Dental signed a ten-year naming rights agreement with the Fisher Cats. The agreement includes a five-year option, but financial details were not disclosed.

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (2003) Principal Owner: Bill Burke Team Website TWITTER: @PortlandSeaDogs

Stadium: Hadlock Field Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The team planned to turn their field into a 9-hole golf course and allow fans to play, with the cancellation of the season they added more availability for tee times.

NAMING RIGHTS: Hadlock Field is named after Edson Hadlock, Jr., a baseball coach at Portland High School from 1950–1978.

Team: Reading Fightin Phils

Affiliate: Philadelphia Phillies (1967) Principal Owner: Philadelphia Phillies Team Value (as of July 2016): $30 million (Revenue: $9.5 million; Operating Income: $2.0 million) Team Website TWITTER: @ReadingFightins

Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Date Built: 1951 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.656674 Facility Financing: Publicly financed by the City of Reading Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Reading Municipal Memorial Stadium. In 1999, the major utility provider in Pennsylvania GPU, Inc. signed a fifteen-year naming rights deal with the Fightin Phils to rename the stadium GPU Stadium. In November 2001, FirstEnergy Corp. acquired GPU, Inc. As a result, before the 2002 season, the stadium was renamed FirstEnergy Stadium.

Affiliate: San Francisco Giants (2003) Principal Owner: Lou DiBella Team Value: As of July, 2016, $29 million (Revenue: $9.5 million; Operating Income: $1.8 million) Team Website TWITTER: @GoSquirrels

Stadium: The Diamond Date Built: 1985 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8 Facility Financing: $4 million combined from Henrico and Chesterfield Counties paid for the facility, and $4 million was funded from the public sector and private sector. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team moved the centerfield fences in by 8-10 feet to improve the environment for hitters.

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Trenton Thunder

Affiliate: New York Yankees (2003) Principal Owner: Joe Plumeri, Joe Finley, and Joe Caruso (Garden State Baseball, LP) Team Value (as of July 2016): $26.5 million (Revenue: $9.0 million; Operating Income: $0.7 million) Team Website TWITTER: @TrentonThunder

Stadium: Arm & Hammer Park Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $16.2 Facility Financing: It was fully funded by Mercer County with a loan from the State of New Jersey and city-issued bonds. To pay off the debt, the County raised property taxes and collected $1 from each ticket sold. Facility Website

UPDATE: They renovated their entertainment suite to include a Swing Gaming golf simulator.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Mercer County Waterfront Park. In 2012, Church & Dwight Co. purchased the naming rights under a twenty-year deal. The stadium is now called Arm & Hammer Park. The details of the deal were not disclosed.

Team: Biloxi Shuckers

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (1999) Principal Owner: Ken Young Team Website TWITTER: @BiloxiShuckers

Stadium: MGM Park Date Built: 2015 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $36 Facility Financing: $21 million in city-issued bonds and $15 million from a BP grant, pledged by Gov. Phil Bryant, are funding the $36 million project. Facility Website

UPDATE: With the cancellation of the season the team is transforming their field into a golf course open for fans to make tee times.

NAMING RIGHTS: MGM Resorts International purchased the naming rights for the Biloxi ballpark in the fall of 2014. The agreement is scheduled to cover twenty years, but the financial details were not available. Additionally, the naming rights for the playing field were sold to American Star Vodka. This deal is for twenty years and will include annual payments of $50,000.

Team: Birmingham Barons

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (1986) Principal Owner: Don Logan, Jeff Logan, and Stan Logan (Birmingham Barons, LLC) Team Value: As of July 2016, $35 million (Revenue: $12.5 million; Operating Income: $2.7 million) Team Website TWITTER: @BhamBarons

Stadium: Regions Field Date Built: 2013 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $64 Facility Financing: The project was publicly funded by Birmingham through a 3.5% increase in the city’s lodging tax. Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The team is working on upgrades to their stadium which will provide new seats in their lounge and extending their protective netting.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 29 NAMING RIGHTS: In early 2013, Regions Financial Corporation agreed to be the title sponsor of the new ballpark for twenty years. The deal is allegedly a $500,000 per year deal for naming rights of the park.

Team: Chattanooga Lookouts

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2019) Principal Owner: Jason Freier and John Woods (Hardball Capital Group) Team Website TWITTER: @ChattLookouts

Stadium: AT&T Field Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: The project was privately financed by the Lookouts ownership. Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: BellSouth entered into a ten-year, $1 million deal with the Chattanooga Lookouts in 1999 for the naming rights to their new stadium. On March 15, 2007, the Lookouts unveiled a new name and logo for their ballpark. The name of the ballpark was changed from BellSouth Park to AT&T Field to reflect the merger between AT&T and BellSouth Corp. No information on an extension to the deal has been released, but the stadium name remains unchanged.

Team: Jackson Generals

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (2017) Principal Owner: Jackson Baseball Club LP Team Website TWITTER: @jacksongenerals

Stadium: The Ballpark at Jackson Date Built: 1998 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8 Facility Financing: The City of Jackson issued general obligation bonds. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team struck a deal to host up to 13 concerts over the next 5 years in their Ballpark.

NAMING RIGHTS: Proctor & Gamble signed a fifteen-year, $1.2 million naming rights deal with the then West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in 1998. Proctor & Gamble named the new stadium Pringles Park after its Pringles potato chips product. It was the first naming-rights deal on the AA level. After the Generals and Proctor & Gamble failed to negotiate a new naming-rights deal, the

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 30 park was renamed The Ballpark at Jackson. As of 2013, the stadium is now going by the name The Ballpark at Jackson.

Team: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Affiliate: Florida Marlins (2009) Principal Owner: Ken Babby Team Value (as of July 2016): $27.5 million (Revenue: $9.5 million; Operating Income: $0.6 million) Team Website TWITTER: @JaxShrimp

Stadium: Bragan Field at 121 Financial Ballpark Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $34 Facility Financing: The stadium was publicly financed by the City of Jacksonville through taxes as part of the “Better Jacksonville Plan.” Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was renamed Bragan Field at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville after the death of the Suns’ longtime owner Peter Bragan, Sr. in July 2012. The team and 121 Financial Credit Union agreed to a 13-year term.

Team: Mississippi Braves

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (1984) Principal Owner: Atlanta Braves (Liberty Media) Team Website TWITTER: @mbraves

Stadium: Trustmark Park Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $28 Facility Financing: The Park was built with private money as a part of a large, mixed-use development. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Trustmark entered into a fifteen-year naming rights agreement with the Mississippi Braves for their new stadium, Trustmark Park, in 2005. The price paid by Trustmark is unknown.

Team: Montgomery Biscuits

Affiliate: Tampa Bay Rays (1999) Principal Owner: Lou DiBella Team Website TWITTER: @BiscuitBaseball

Stadium: Riverwalk Stadium Date Built: 2004 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $26 Facility Financing: The city is paying for the stadium with proceeds from a 2.5% hotel tax and rent received from the Biscuits. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (2019) Principal Owner: Quint & Rishy Studer, and Bubba Watson Team Website TWITTER: @BlueWahoosBBall

Stadium: Admiral Fetterman Field Date Built: 2012 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $18 Facility Financing: A public/private partnership received $56 million to pay for the entire mixed- use development project. $45.6 million came from city-issued bonds. Most of the bonds issued were a part of the “Build America Bonds” program. Quint & Rishy Studer also donated $2.25 million. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team will be implementing disc golf, mini-putt, and movie nights on their field due to the cancellation of their season. The team listed the stadium on AirBnB as experience offered to raise income during the cancellation of the season.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2015, the Community Maritime Park Associates gave unanimous approval Wednesday to Blue Wahoos Stadium to be named Admiral Jack Fetterman Field or “Fetterman Field” for the shortened version. The latter posthumously honors the three-star vice admiral in the U.S. Navy, who retired in Pensacola and became a prominent civic leader.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 32 Fetterman, along with the late-Vince Whibbs Sr., were influential supporters in getting the Community Maritime Park project approved by voters nearly a decade ago.

Team: Rocket City Trash Pandas

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angles (2017) Principal Owner: BallCorps, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @trashpandas

Stadium: Toyota Field Date Built: 2020 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $46 Facility Financing: Part of a larger city mixed-use development. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team moved from Mobile, Alabama to Madison, Alabama into a new stadium with a new logo, colors, and team name. The team struck multiple partnerships for their new stadium. They reached a deal with WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone to provide 5-G internet speeds Wi-Fi for the ballpark. They also reached an agreement with Inline Electric to name their upcoming outfield porch, the name will be Inline Electric Rock Porch Bar.

NAMING RIGHTS: Toyota and Madison agreed on the naming rights for the new stadium but have yet to release the terms.

Team: Tennessee Smokies

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (2007) Principal Owner: Randy Boyd Team Website TWITTER: @smokiesbaseball

Stadium: Smokies Stadium Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $19.4 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2019, the team announced that they were looking to build a new downtown Knoxville ballpark.

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

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Team: Amarillo Sod Poodles

Affiliate: San Diego Padres (2007) Principal Owner: David G. Elmore (Elmore Sports Group) Team Website TWITTER: @sodpoodles

Stadium: Hodgetown Date Built: 2019 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $45.5 Facility Financing: Publicly funded. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The ballpark was named Hodgetown in honor of Amarillo pharmacist, businessman, philanthropist, and former mayor Jerry Hodge.

Team: Arkansas Travelers

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (2017) Principal Owner: Arkansas Travelers Baseball, Inc. Team Website TWITTER: @ARTravs

Stadium: Dickey-Stephens Park Date Built: 2007 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $40.4 Facility Financing: $28 million of the ballpark was funded by a North Little Rock voter-approved temporary 1% sales tax, $5.6 million was to be raised from ballpark revenue, and the rest was funded by donations from Warren Stephens and North Little Rock City Beautiful Commission. Facility Website

UPDATE: It was reported in June 2020 that stadium is suffering sinkholes in the stadium due to the flooding of river near the stadium.

NAMING RIGHTS: Little Rock financier Warren Stephens donated an eleven-acre plot of land for the ballpark and named it in honor of two pairs of baseball-loving brothers: Stephens Inc. founders Jack and Witt Stephens and Hall of Fame Catcher Bill Dickey and his brother Skeeter, also a former Major League ballplayer. Both Dickey brothers worked for Stephens Inc. following their baseball careers.

Affiliate: Houston Astros (1991) Principal Owner: Jim Crane (Houston Astros) Team Value (as of July 2016): $28.5 million (Revenue: $10 million; Operating Income: $0.9 million) Team Website TWITTER: @cchooks

Stadium: Whataburger Field Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $27.7 Facility Financing: The project was publicly funded through a voter-approved economic development sales tax. Facility Website

UPDATE: In light of Covid-19, Whataburger Field will host the Astros as their alternative training site for the 2020 MLB season. In 2020 the team announced $3 million in renovations to include extended protective netting, new LED video wall, new wall padding, upgrades to player training and clubhouse areas.

NAMING RIGHTS: Whataburger, Inc. entered into a fifteen-year naming rights deal with the Corpus Christi Hooks beginning in 2005. Financial details were not disclosed. The rights were extended in 2019 through the 2033 season.

Team: Frisco RoughRiders

Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2003) Principal Owner: Chuck Greenberg (Frisco RoughRiders LP) Team Value (as of July 2016): $37 million (Revenue: $14 million; Operating Income: $3.0 million) Team Website TWITTER: @RidersBaseball

Stadium: Dr. Pepper Ballpark Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22.7 Facility Financing: The City of Frisco funded the development with $22 million in bonds while Southwest Sports Group paid $6 million for construction costs and agreed to cover any overruns. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: Cadbury Schweppes entered into a ten-year naming rights deal with an option for five additional years with the Frisco RoughRiders in 2003 to name the stadium Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. On March 31, 2006,

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 35 the beverage company and the RoughRiders announced that the name Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark was changing to Dr. Pepper Ballpark.

Team: Midland RockHounds

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (1999) Principal Owner: Miles Prentice and Bob Richmond Team Website TWITTER: @RockHounds

Stadium: Monumentum Bank Ballpark Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $45 for the entire Scharbauer Sports Complex (includes football/soccer stadium) Facility Financing: $39 million in bonds, backed by a quarter-cent city sales tax increase funded most of the project. Additional money came from the team and the naming rights sponsorship. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In March 2002, First American Bank entered into a twenty-five-year, $2.17 million naming rights deal for the Midland RockHounds’ stadium to be named First American Bank Ballpark. The venue's name was changed to Citibank Ballpark in 2005 when Citibank bought First American Bank. In January 2014, Security Bank agreed to a twenty-five-year, $3.6 million deal with the City of Midland to rename the RockHounds’ stadium Security Bank Ballpark. With the purchase of Security Bank by American Monumentum Bank, field experienced a name change .

Team: Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (1995) Principal Owner: Rich Products Corp. Team Website TWITTER: @nwanaturals

Stadium: Arvest Ballpark Date Built: 2008 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $50 Facility Financing: Arvest Ballpark was financed by a voter-approved 1% sales tax. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team has decided to extend their protective netting.

NAMING RIGHTS: On September 5, 2007, the Naturals announced they had a reached a ten- year agreement consisting of a ten-year option for renewal with Arvest Bank to name the stadium

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 36 Arvest Ballpark. In 2016, Arvest Bank renewed the naming rights agreement. The stadium will be called Arvest Ballpark through 2027. Financial details of the naming rights extension agreement were not disclosed.

Team: Springfield Cardinals

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (2005) Principal Owner: Bill DeWitt Jr. (St. Louis Cardinals) Team Website TWITTER: @Sgf_Cardinals

Stadium: Hammons Field Date Built: 2004 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $32 Facility Financing: The stadium was funded entirely by John Q. Hammons. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after John Q. Hammons, who founded the ballpark.

Team: Tulsa Drillers

Affiliate: Los Angeles Dodgers (2015) Principal Owner: Dale, Jeff, and Went Hubbard Team Value (as of July 2016): $28.5 million (Revenue: $10 million; Operating Income: $0.8 million) Team Website TWITTER: @TulsaDrillers

New Stadium: ONEOK Field Date Built: 2010 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $60 Facility Financing: The Tulsa Stadium Trust provided $25 million in bonds, the Driller’s lease provided $5 million, and private donors contributed $30 million. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team extended their protective netting prior to the 2020 season. They will also spend approximately $1 million to replace, enlarge and enhance the park’s LED video displays.

NAMING RIGHTS: The natural gas company ONEOK purchased the naming rights to the new ballpark. The agreement spans for twenty years and is reportedly worth $5 million.

Team: Inland Empire 66ers

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2011) Principal Owner: David Elmore & Donna Tuttle (Elmore Sports Group) Team Website TWITTER: @66ersBaseball

Stadium: San Manuel Stadium Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $13 Facility Financing: The facility was publicly financed through a tax increment and city redevelopment agency bonds. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought the naming rights to the stadium in March 2012. The naming-rights deal was for five years, with an option to renew.

Team: Lake Elsinore Storm

Affiliate: San Diego Padres (2001) Principal Owner: Gary Jacobs, Len Simon, and Dave Oster (Storm LP) Team Website TWITTER: @Storm_Baseball

Stadium: Lake Elsinore Diamond Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Lancaster JetHawks

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2017) Principal Owner: Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney Team Website TWITTER: @JetHawks

Stadium: The Hangar Date Built: 1996

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2005, Clear Channel Communications entered into a ten-year, $770,000 deal with the JetHawks to name the stadium Clear Channel Stadium. The deal was to run through the 2014 season; however, the Clear Channel signage was removed during the 2012 season. Sometime between April 2, 2012 and April 4, 2012, the JetHawks began referring to their stadium as “The Hangar.”

Team: Modesto Nuts

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (2017) Principal Owner: Michael Savit (HWS Group) Team Website TWITTER: @ModestoNuts

Stadium: John Thurman Field Date Built: 1955 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3.93 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Originally named Del Webb Field, the Modesto ballpark was renamed for State Assemblyman John Thurman in 1983.

Team: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Affiliate: Los Angeles Dodgers (2011) Principal Owner: Bobby Brett and George Brett Team Website TWITTER: @RCQuakes

Stadium: LoanMart Field Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11.5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In April 2013, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes announced a ten-year naming- rights partnership with LoanMart. The Quakes now play at LoanMart Field.

Affiliate: San Francisco Giants (1988) Principal Owner: San Francisco Giants and Progress Sports Management Team Website TWITTER: @SJGiants

Stadium: Excite Ballpark Date Built: 1942 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.08 Facility Financing: Publicly financed as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration (WPA). Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2019, the Giants entered into a three-year naming rights agreement with Excite Credit Union. The terms of this deal were not disclosed.

Team: Stockton Ports

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (2005) Principal Owner: Tom Volpe (7th Inning Stretch, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @stocktonports

Stadium: Banner Island Ballpark Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 Facility Financing: The project was publicly financed through bonds. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team will make numerous changes to Banner Island Ballpark stadium. First, a new Coors Light Cold Zone will be built, which will allow fans to be their own bartender choosing from up to 40 selections of beer. Several other additions, including a 108-foot-long drink rail and Port City Saloon will give fans options for drink options while enjoying the game. Finally, the netting behind home plate will be extended to the beginning of both dugouts.

NAMING RIGHTS: The City of Stockton owns the naming rights of the ballpark and has been trying to find a naming-rights sponsor since the ballpark opened. The name "Banner Island Ballpark" is actually an unofficial name that is used among fans and the administration of the Stockton Ports. Until the rights are sold, the stadium is officially known as the Stockton Ballpark.

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (2007) Principal Owner: First Pitch Entertainment, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @VisaliaRawhide

Stadium: Rawhide Ballpark Date Built: 1946 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.05 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Carolina Mudcats

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2017) Principal Owner: Steve Bryant Team Website TWITTER: @CarolinaMudcats

Stadium: Five County Stadium Date Built: 1991 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2.5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The team signed a two-year Player Development Contract with the Milwaukee Brewers to begin in the 2017 season. It was also announced in 2017 that Five County Stadium will host the 2018 Carolina League All-Star Classic.

Team: Down East Wood Ducks Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2017) Principal Owner: Texas Rangers/Rangers Kinston, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @GoWoodDucks

Stadium: Grainger Stadium Date Built: 1949 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.170 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The name Grainger comes from the donor, Jesse Willis Grainger, who owned half of the land on which it is situated.

Team: Fayetteville Woodpeckers

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2017) Principal Owner: Houston Astros Team Website TWITTER: @WoodpeckersNC

Stadium: Segra Stadium

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 42 Date of Stadium Completion: 2019 Facility Cost ($/Mil): 37.8 Facility Financing: Publicly funded Facility Website

UPDATE: The team hired an engineer to investigate cracks which have shown up in the concrete in the stadium, fortunately the cracks do not pose a threat.

NAMING RIGHTS: In February 2019, the team announced a naming rights agreement with Segra, an independent fiber bandwidth company.

Team: Frederick Keys

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (1982) Principal Owner: Ken Young (Maryland Baseball Holding, LLC.) Team Website TWITTER: @FrederickKeys

Stadium: Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium Date Built: 1990 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $7 Facility Financing: Project was funded by $1 million from the City of Frederick, $1.5 million from the State of Maryland, $250,000 from the Grove family, and $250,000 from Frederick County. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The family of Harry Groves, one of the founders of the Frederick Hustlers, donated $250,000 for the construction of the ballpark. The Frederick Hustlers were a professional baseball team that played between 1915 and WWII. In 2015, a seven-year agreement was reached with Nymeo Federal Credit Union to call the stadium Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.

Team: Fredericksburg Nationals

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2005) Principal Owner: Art Silber Team Website TWITTER: @FXBGNats

Stadium: New Fredericksburg Ballpark Date Built: 2020 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $35 Facility Financing: City of Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg Nationals Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 43 UPDATE: The new stadium will include Field Box suites, a Bullpen Party Deck, and has the option to host future events, like concerts. The team also installed synthetic turf in their new ballpark.

NAMING RIGHTS: There is no naming rights in place.

Team: Lynchburg Hillcats

Affiliate: Cleveland Indians (2015) Principal Owner: Elmore Sports Group Team Website TWITTER: @LynHillcats

Stadium: Bank of James Stadium Date Built: 1939 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.289 Facility Financing: The City of Lynchburg paid $189,000, while $100,000 came from the Work Progress Administration as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: Bank of James will pay $50,000 annually for 6 years, through 2025, for naming rights. The team and city will split the profits equally.

Team: Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (2015) Principal Owner: Myrtle Beach Pelicans LP (Chuck Greenberg) Team Website TWITTER: @Pelicanbaseball

Stadium: TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark Date Built: 1999 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $12.8 Facility Financing: $10 million publicly funded from city and county hospitality tax revenues and $2 million privately funded from the ownership group. Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Coastal Federal Field in 1999 after Coastal Federal Bank signed a ten-year, $1 million naming rights deal with the Pelicans. The name was changed in 2006 to BB&T Coastal Field after BB&T Corporation acquired Coastal Federal Bank. In April 2012, TicketReturn.com signed a one-year naming rights deal with the facility that included an option to renew for additional years. In May 2013, the Pelicans hired Legends Sales and Marketing to sell the naming rights. The ballpark name has remained the same, but any details of an agreement were not available.

Team: Salem Red Sox

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (2009) Principal Owner: Fenway Sports Group Team Website TWITTER: @salemredsox

Stadium: Haley Toyota Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10.1 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The Salem Red Sox reached a new naming-rights deal in 2017 for its stadium: Haley Toyota Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark.

Team: Wilmington Blue Rocks

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (2007) Principal Owner: Clark Minker and Main Street Baseball LLC Team Website TWITTER: @WilmBlueRocks

Stadium: Frawley Stadium Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6.1 Facility Financing: The State of Delaware funded $3.9 million and the City of Wilmington funded $2.2 million. Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The team extended their protective netting to cover all seating areas down both foul lines.

NAMING RIGHTS: Frawley Stadium is named after Mayor Daniel S. Frawley, who helped bring the Blue Rocks to Wilmington. The field is named in honor of the late Negro League great Judy Johnson.

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (1997) Principal Owner: Billy Prim Team Website TWITTER: @WSDashBaseball

Stadium: Truist Stadium Date Built: 2010 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $48.7 Facility Financing: $15.3 million of the stadium’s cost was paid for with public funds and $33.4 million of the stadium’s cost was paid for with private funds. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team has decided to extend their protective netting down the first base foul line to their terrace and down the third base foul line to the foul pole. Also, they introduced a new logo before the 2020 season.

Naming RIGHTS: BB&T has signed a fifteen-year deal for the naming rights to BB&T Ballpark that is set to expire after 2024. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The stadium will be named Trusit Stadium as a result of BB&T buying SunTrust forming Truist.

Team: Bradenton Marauders

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (2010) Principal Owner: Pittsburgh Pirates Team Website TWITTER: @The_Marauders

Stadium: McKechnie Field at LECOM Park Date Built: 1923 (renovated in 2013) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $30 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In February 2017, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine agreed to a 15-year naming rights deal to name the park, LECOM Park.

Team: Charlotte Stone Crabs

Affiliate: Tampa Bay Rays (2007) Principal Owner: Lou Schwechheimer (Caribbean Baseball Initiative) Team Website TWITTER: @StoneCrabs

Stadium: Charlotte Sports Park Date Built: 1987 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $15 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There is no current naming-rights agreement in place after a deal with The Mosaic Company was deferred in the face of strong public opposition.

Team: Clearwater Threshers

Affiliate: Philadelphia Phillies (1985) Principal Owner: Philadelphia Phillies Team Website TWITTER: @Threshers

Stadium: Spectrum Field Date Built: 2004 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 47 Facility Financing: Public-private partnership that included the State of Florida, Pinellas County, the City of Clearwater, and the Phillies. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Florida-based cable company Bright House Networks paid $1.7 million in 2004 for the naming rights to the stadium in a ten-year deal with an option of two five-year renewals. In March 2013, the Phillies and Bright House Networks agreed to exercise a five-year option to extend the naming rights of the stadium through 2018. The Stadium name changed to Spectrum field due to the acquisition of Bright House Networks by Charter Communications in 2016.

Team: Daytona Tortugas

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2015) Principal Owner: Reese Smith III and Bob Fregolle (Tortugas Baseball Club LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @daytonatortugas

Stadium: Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark Date Built: 1914 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: Until 1988, the stadium was known as City Island Ballpark. Daytona Beach City Council renamed the ballpark after Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues. Daytona Beach was the first city to allow Robinson to play during spring training in 1946. In February 2014, the Cubs announced a five-year naming rights deal with Radiology Associates Imaging to rename the ballpark Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The financial terms of the partnership were not made public.

Team: Dunedin Blue Jays

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (1987) Principal Owner: Rogers Communications (Toronto Blue Jays) Team Website TWITTER: @DunedinBlueJays

Stadium: Dunedin Stadium Date Built: 1990 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2.4 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 48 NAMING RIGHTS: When the stadium was first built in 1990, it was named Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in honor of Albert J. Grant, the mayor who originally brought a baseball stadium to Dunedin in 1930. From 2004–2008, Dunedin Stadium was renamed Knology Park after the Georgia communication company’s five-year, $400,000 naming rights agreement with the city. From 2008–2011, the stadium reverted back to Dunedin Stadium after no naming-rights sponsors were found. In 2010, Florida Auto Exchange entered into a naming-rights agreement that will pay the city $181,000. In October 2017, the agreement expired.

Team: Florida Fire Frogs

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (2017) Principal Owner: Manatees Baseball Club LLC Team Website TWITTER: @FireFrogsBB

Stadium: CoolToday Park Date Built: 2019 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $140 Facility Financing: Mattamy Homes, West Villages Improvement District, City of North Port, Sarasota County, Spring Training Retention, Atlanta Braves. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team will play one year at CoolToday Park before they look to move to a more permanent home in 2021.

NAMING RIGHTS: There is a 20-year naming rights deal with CoolToday, an air conditioning, heating, plumbing and electrical company.

Team: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (1992) Principal Owner: Andrew Kaufmann (Zawyer Sports) Team Website TWITTER: @MightyMussels

Stadium: Hammond Stadium Date Built: 1991 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $14 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In December of 2019, the team changed their name, logo, and color scheme.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is currently named in honor of former Lee County Commissioner Bill Hammond, who was instrumental in getting the Lee County Sports Complex built to draw the Twins from their previous spring training facility in Orlando, Florida.

Team: Jupiter Hammerheads

Affiliate: Miami Marlins (2002) Principal Owner: Miami Marlins Team Website TWITTER: @GoHammerheads

Stadium: Roger Dean Stadium Date Built: 1998 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $28 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The family of West Palm Beach automobile dealer Roger Dean Chevrolet purchased the naming rights to the stadium in a ten-year, $1 million deal through 2009. Roger Dean renewed the deal through the 2017 season for an undisclosed sum.

Team: Lakeland Flying Tigers

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (1967) Principal Owner: Detroit Tigers Team Website TWITTER: @LKDFlyingTigers

Stadium: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium Date Built: 1966 (renovated in 2003) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.36 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Joker Marchant Stadium is named in honor of the late Joker Marchant, who was Lakeland's former Parks and Recreation Director and instrumental in establishing the Tigertown Complex. In 2016, Publix Super Markets bought the naming rights to the field. Publix will pay $3 million over the next 15 years to have its name on the home of the spring training facility. The ballpark will now be called Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Team: Palm Beach Cardinals

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (2003) Principal Owner: Bill DeWitt Jr. (St. Louis Cardinals) Team Website TWITTER: @GoPBCardinals

Stadium: Roger Dean Stadium Date Built: 1998 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $28 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The family of West Palm Beach automobile dealer Roger Dean Chevrolet purchased the naming rights to the stadium in a ten-year, $1 million deal through 2009. Roger Dean renewed the deal through the 2017 season for an undisclosed sum.

Team: St. Lucie Mets

Affiliate: New York Mets (1988) Principal Owner: Fred Wilbon (New York Mets) Team Website TWITTER: @stluciemets

Stadium: Clover Park Date Built: 1988 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11 Facility Financing: Privately funded by the Thomas J. White Development Corporation and publicly financed from a 2% hotel tax. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In February 2017, the Mets and First Data announced a 10-year strategic marketing partnership for the naming rights changing Tradition Field to First Data Field. With Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data, the name of First Data Field will change to Clover Park sharing the name of Fiserv’s Clover platform.

Affiliate: New York Yankees (1994) Principal Owner: Hank and Hal Steinbrenner (New York Yankees) & Armando Gutierrez Team Website TWITTER: @TampaTarpons

Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $30 Facility Financing: Publicly financed Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Legends Field, but was renamed in 2008 to George M. Steinbrenner Field after the late New York Yankees owner and Tampa resident.

Team: Beloit Snappers

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (2013) Principal Owner: Beloit Professional Baseball Association, Inc. Team Website TWITTER: @BeloitSnappers

Stadium: Harry C. Pohlman Field Date Built: 1982 (renovated 1995) Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: Construction began in June 2020 on a new stadium for the team in Beloit, with target completion in June of 2021.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Telfer Park but was renamed in 1987 after Harry C. Pohlman, a long-time coach in the Beloit school system and American Legion baseball. Pohlman was also an original member of the Beloit Brewers Board of Directors.

Team: Bowling Green Hot Rods

Affiliate: Tampa Bay Rays (2007) Principal Owner: Jack Blackstock Team Website TWITTER: @BGHotRods

Stadium: Bowling Green Ballpark Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $28 Facility Financing: 100% publicly financed through city-issued general obligation bonds. Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The team will host the 2021 Midwest League All-Star game.

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013) Principal Owner: City of Burlington, Iowa Team Website TWITTER: @BurlingtonBees

Stadium: Community Field Date Built: 1947 (rebuilt in 1973 after a fire) Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Cedar Rapids Kernels

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (2013) Principal Owner: Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. Team Website TWITTER: @CRKernels

Stadium: Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $15 Facility Financing: 83% publicly funded, 17% privately financed Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The City of Cedar Rapids owns Veterans Memorial Stadium and chose its name to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. In 2008, the Kernels and Dale & Thomas Popcorn announced a five-year field naming rights partnership; however, in 2009, Perfect Game USA announced a five-year field naming rights deal with the Kernels. Details of these deals were not released.

Team: Clinton LumberKings

Affiliate: Miami Marlins (2019) Principal Owner: Community-owned Team Website TWITTER: @LumberKings

Stadium: Nelson Corp Field Date Built: 1937

NAMING RIGHTS: The Clinton LumberKings and NelsonCorp Wealth Management announced a three-year naming rights agreement in 2018.

Team: Dayton Dragons

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (1999) Principal Owner: Palisades Arcadia Baseball LLC Team Value (as of July 2016): $45 million (Revenue: $15.5 million; Operating Income: $6.7 million) Team Website TWITTER: @DragonsBaseball

Stadium: Day Air Ballpark Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23.5 Facility Financing: Financed by the City of Dayton and the Mandalay Sports Group. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In 2020 the team agreed to a 10-year deal with Day Air Credit Union for naming rights.

Team: Fort Wayne TinCaps

Affiliate: San Diego Padres (1999) Principal Owner: Jason Freier (Hardball Capital) Team Value (as of July 2016): $31 million (Revenue: $12.5 million; Operating Income: $2.9 million) Team Website TWITTER: @TinCaps

Stadium: Parkview Field Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil) $31.5 Facility Financing: 79% public funding, 21% private funding Facility Website

UPDATE: The team will extend protective netting to cover all non-outfield seating areas.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 55 NAMING RIGHTS: In 2008, Parkview Health bought the naming rights to the stadium for $3 million over ten years.

Team: Great Lakes Loons

Affiliate: Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) Principal Owner: Michigan Baseball Foundation Team Website TWITTER: @greatlakesloons

Stadium: Dow Diamond Date Built: 2007 Facility Cost ($/Mil) $33 Facility Financing: The stadium was privately financed through foundation grants. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: Dow Chemical donated the land for the stadium and purchased naming rights for a ten-year, $2.8 million deal. The name Dow Diamond refers both to the slang for the playing surface and the red diamond in Dow's logo.

Team: Kane County Cougars

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (2015) Principal Owner: Dr. Bob Froehlich and Cheryl Froehlich Team Website TWITTER: @KCCougars

Stadium: Northwestern Medicine Field Date Built: 1991 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The team announced upgrades in 2020 including a new bar area, digital menu boards for concessions and inflatables for the KidZone.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Phillip B. Elfstrom Stadium after the former Kane County Forest Preserve President and most influential person for bringing Minor League Baseball to Kane County. In 2016, the team reached a five-year naming rights deal with Northwestern Medicine.

Affiliate: Cleveland Indians (1991) Principal Owner: Peter Carfagna, Rita Murphy Carfagna, Ray Murphy, and Katie Murphy (Cascia, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @LCCaptains

Stadium: Classic Park Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 Facility Financing: 100% publicly financed by the City of Eastlake. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In 2005, the owners of the Captains purchased the right to sell naming rights to the Captain’s facility from the City of Eastlake for $4.2 million. The team then signed a fifteen- year naming rights agreement with Classic Auto Group for $1.5 million.

Team: Lansing Lugnuts

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (2005) Principal Owner: Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers (Take Me Out to the Ballgame, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @LansingLugnuts

Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $12.8 Facility Financing: Facility was financed by six local banking institutions and is now owned by the City of Lansing. Facility Website

UPDATE: In the summer of 2020 the Lansing Lugnuts will host the “Lemonade League” in response to the cancellation of the season due to Covid-19. It will be a wood bat league taking place in July and August, if Michigan moves to their reopening phase at that time.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 1996, General Motors signed a fifteen-year, $1.5 million naming rights deal with the City of Lansing to name the stadium Oldsmobile Park. In February 2010, Cooley Law School agreed to $1.485 million for an eleven-year contract of the naming rights to the stadium with the City of Lansing and the Lugnuts.

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (2013) Principal Owner: Peoria Chiefs Community Baseball Club, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @peoriachiefs

Stadium: Dozer Park Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23 Facility Financing: 82% privately financed and 18% publicly financed by a TIF Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2002, O’Brien Automotive Team signed a seven-year, $1.05 million naming-rights agreement with the Chiefs to name the stadium O’Brien Field. In 2013, Caterpillar, Inc. and the Chiefs agreed to a ten-year, $2 million naming-rights deal. The stadium was renamed Dozer Park, in reference to Caterpillar bulldozers.

Team: Quad Cities River Bandits

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2013) Principal Owner: Dave Heller (Main Street Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @QCRiverBandits

Stadium: Modern Woodmen Park Date Built: 1931 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.185 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Municipal Stadium. In 1971, the stadium was renamed John O’Donnell Stadium in honor of the longtime sports editor of the Davenport Times Democrat. In December 2007, Modern Woodmen of America purchased the naming rights to the facility for ten years for $2 million.

Team: South Bend Cubs

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (2015) Principal Owner: Andrew Berlin Team Website TWITTER: @SBCubs

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 58 Stadium: Four Winds Field at Stanley Coveleski Stadium Date Built: 1987 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The stadium is named for Stan Coveleski, the Hall of Fame pitcher who once lived in South Bend. In September 2013, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, owners of Four Winds Resort, reached a ten-year field naming rights agreement with the Silver Hawks. The agreement also has an option for five more years.

Team: West Michigan Whitecaps

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (1997) Principal Owner: Lew Chamberlin and Denny Baxter (Whitecaps Professional Baseball, LLP) Team Website TWITTER: @wmwhitecaps

Stadium: Fifth Third Ballpark Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil) $6.5 Facility Financing: 100% privately financed Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally called Old Kent Park but was renamed Fifth Third Ballpark in 2001 after Old Kent Bank merged with Fifth Third Bank. In 2011, Fifth Third Bank agreed to a ten-year naming rights extension that runs through 2021. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Team: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2009) Principal Owner: Appleton Baseball Club Inc. (Non-stock community-owned) Team Website TWITTER: @TimberRattlers

Stadium: Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $5.5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The Timber Rattlers conduct annual upgrades to the stadium. Recently, this has included: extending the concourse just past the center-field batter’s eye; creating new spaces for a

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 59 party deck; moving play area in right field to a larger space; removing seating in the concourse to make way for table seating; and replacing beach area with new bar space, furniture and amenities.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Fox Cities Stadium. In March 2007, Time Warner Cable entered into a ten-year agreement for the naming rights to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' home playing field. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In December 2013, Time Warner opted out of the final three years of the deal. In January 2014, the Timber Rattlers reached a ten-year field naming rights agreement for Fox Cities Stadium with the Neuroscience Group.

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Team: Asheville Tourists

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (1994) Principal Owner: DeWine Family (DeWine Seeds Silver Dollar Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @GoTourists

Stadium: McCormick Field Date Built: 1924 (Renovated in 1992) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.2 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The team agreed to extend their lease with McCormick Field through 2021.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after Dr. Lewis McCormick, Asheville's former city bacteriologist, who was the first man in the United States to make a scientific fight against the housefly.

Team: Augusta GreenJackets

Affiliate: San Francisco Giants (2005) Principal Owner: Agon Sports & Entertainment Team Website TWITTER: @GreenJackets

Stadium: SRP Park Date Built: 2018 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $40 Facility Financing: Publicly funded Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In August 2017, SRP Federal Credit Union purchased naming rights for an undisclosed sum. However, part of the terms of the agreement include a $100,000 payment to the City of Augusta.

Team: Charleston RiverDogs

Affiliate: New York Yankees (2005) Principal Owner: Marvin Goldklang (Goldklang Group, LP)

Stadium: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (“The Joe”) Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $19.5 Facility Financing: Through city-sold certificates of participation. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named for Joseph. P. Riley, who has served as mayor of Charleston since 1975.

Team: Columbia Fireflies

Affiliate: New York Mets (2007) Principal Owner: Hardball Capital, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @ColaFireflies

Stadium: Segra Park Date Built: 2016 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $37 Facility Financing: 81% publicly financed and 19% privately financed Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Spirit Communications will pay about $3.5 million over 10 years for the naming rights for the new stadium. Following the merger of Spirit and Lumos Networks Corporation in January 2019, the facility was renamed.

Team: Delmarva Shorebirds

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (1997) Principal Owner: 7th Inning Stretch, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @shorebirds

Stadium: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11.5 Facility Financing: 24% publicly financed and 76% privately financed Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 62 Naming RIGHTS: The stadium is named after the founder of Perdue Farms, Arthur Perdue. He contributed significantly to the building of the stadium.

Team: Greensboro Grasshoppers

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (2019) Principal Owner: Cooper Brantley, Len White, and Wes Elingburg (Greensboro Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @GSOHoppers

Stadium: First National Bank Field Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $21.5 Facility Financing: 100% privately funded by the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. Facility Website

UPDATE: An office tower in 2019 was introduced, the tenants of which are the stadium’s naming- rights partner. Condominium and apartments are the higher floors while a restaurant area will open on ground level.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named First Horizon Park after First Horizon National Corp. entered into a ten-year, $3 million naming rights deal with the Grasshoppers. In November 2007, NewBridge Bank signed a ten-year naming rights deal for the Greensboro Grasshoppers' home stadium. The deal is estimated to total nearly $3 million in 2013, NewBridge Bank extended its naming rights agreement through 2021. In 2016, NewBridge Bank was bought by Yadkin Bank. In 2017, a Yadkin Financial Corporation was acquired by First National Bank. The ballpark will be renamed to First National Bank Field for the 2017 season. Naming rights were extended in 2018 as part of a ten-year agreement.

Team: Greenville Drive

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (2005) Principal Owner: Craig Brown Team Website TWITTER: @GreenvilleDrive

Stadium: Fluor Field at the West End Date Built: 2006 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $15 Facility Financing: 100% privately funded by the team’s ownership group. Facility Website

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 63 NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named West End Field, but the name was changed in 2009 to Fluor Field at the West End after Fluor Corporation entered into a ten-year naming rights deal with the Drive.

Team: Hagerstown Suns

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2007) Principal Owner: Bruce Quinn, Tony Dahburn, Dr. Mitesh Kothari and Sheri Quinn (Hagerstown Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @HagerstownSuns

Stadium: Municipal Stadium Date Built: 1930 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.014 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

Team: Hickory Crawdads

Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2009) Principal Owner: Don Beaver, Luther Beaver, and Charles Young (Hickory Baseball, Inc.) Team Website TWITTER: @HickoryCrawdads

Stadium: L.P. Frans Stadium Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $4.2 Facility Financing: $1.1 million from the City of Hickory and the rest was privately financed. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The stadium is named after the local Pepsi-Cola bottler who partially funded the stadium.

Team: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (2001) Principal Owner: Temerity Baseball, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @Kcannonballers

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 64 Stadium: Atrium Health Ballpark Date Built: 2020 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $53 Facility Financing: City of Kannapolis Facility Website

UPDATE: The team changed their name to the Cannon Ballers to pay homage to the city’s Cannon Mill history. The name change caused controversy as the Intimidators were named after Kannapolis native, Dale Earnhardt Sr. They also constructed a new field with Wi-Fi capability, a Kid’s Play Zone, and a Sky Lounge. The new field is open to public use.

NAMING RIGHTS: The team has a 10-year partnership with Atrium Health.

Team: Lakewood BlueClaws

Affiliate: Philadelphia Phillies (2001) Principal Owner: Shore Town Baseball Team Website TWITTER: @BlueClaws

Stadium: FirstEnergy Park Date Built: 2001 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23 Facility Financing: Financed through the Lakewood Urban Enterprise fund by state guaranteed bonds. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team announced they will be extending protective netting to potentially cover the entirety of the reserve seating sections.

NAMING RIGHTS: FirstEnergy Corp. acquired the naming rights to the stadium in a twenty- year, $4.8 million deal that expires in 2020.

Team: Lexington Legends

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (2013) Principal Owner: Susan Martinelli Shea (STANDS, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @LexingtonLegend

Stadium: Whitaker Bank Ballpark Date Built: 2001

UPDATE: Development plans for a new stadium in downtown Lexington. The plan, submitted by Grand Slam Development, is estimated to cost $200 million and would include several parking garages, a hotel, and other-use buildings. Several other entities also responded to requests for proposals.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Applebee’s Park, but after ten years Applebee’s chose not to renew its naming rights agreement. In 2011, the Legends agreed to sell the naming rights to their stadium to Whitaker Bank through 2020. The deal also has an option for an additional five years, but the financial details were not disclosed.

Team: Rome Braves

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (2003) Principal Owner: Atlanta Braves (Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc.) Team Website TWITTER: @TheRomeBraves

Stadium: State Mutual Stadium Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $19 Facility Financing: $15 million from a Floyd County 1% special purpose tax increase and $1 million from the Braves. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team announced they are installing a new video board for the 2020 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: When the stadium was built, Rome-based State Mutual Insurance Company purchased the naming rights to the stadium for $1.8 million over eighteen years. In 2019, they extended at least through the 2025 season.

Team: West Virginia Power

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (2019) Principal Owner: Tim Wilcox (West Virginia Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @wv_power

Stadium: Appalachian Power Park Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25

Naming RIGHTS: Appalachian Power bought the naming rights to the stadium in 2005 for ten years and $1.25 million. In May 2014, the Power announced that Appalachian Power had extended their naming rights deal through the 2024 season.

Team: Aberdeen Iron Birds

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (2002) Principal Owner: Cal Ripken, Jr. (Tufton Professional Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @IronBirds

Stadium: Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $18 Facility Financing: The stadium was primarily funded with a combination of state, county, and city resources while the Ripken family contributed as well. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team and the city settled a legal dispute surrounding the stadium and as a result came up with a road map for future ballpark upgrades.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after the Hall-of-Fame owner Cal Ripken, Jr. In 2016, Leidos bought the naming rights to the field at Ripken Stadium. Leidos and Ripken Baseball are now in a multiyear partnership. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement still has to be approved by MILB and should be in place when the season starts in June.

Team: Auburn Doubledays

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2011) Principal Owner: Auburn Community Baseball, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @Doubledays

Stadium: Leo A. Pinckney Field at Falcon Park (Falcon Park II) Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3.15 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is named after Leo A. Pinckney, who was the sports editor of The Citizen, and known as “Mr. Baseball.”

Affiliate: Miami Marlins (2013) Principal Owner: New York-Penn League Team Website TWITTER: @BataviaMuckdogs

Stadium: Dwyer Stadium Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3 Facility Financing: Publicly financed by Genesee County Facility Website

UPDATE: The former ownership group deteriorated and the team was taken over by the league.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is currently named after Edward D. Dwyer, who was the longtime team president.

Team: Brooklyn Cyclones

Affiliate: New York Mets (2001) Principal Owner: Sterling Equites Team Website TWITTER: @BKCyclones

Stadium: MCU Park Date Built: 2001 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $55 Facility Financing: Publicly funded Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In 2010, the stadium naming rights were sold to Municipal Credit Union (MCU) and the agreement is set to run for eleven years.

Team: Hudson Valley Renegades

Affiliate: Tampa Bay Rays (1996) Principal Owner: Goldklang Group Team Website TWITTER: @HVRenegades

Stadium: Dutchess Stadium Date Built: 1994

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium that is located in Dutchess County.

Team: Lowell Spinners

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (1996) Principal Owner: Dave Heller Team Website TWITTER: @LowellSpinners

Stadium: LeLacheur Park Date Built: 1998 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10.4 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium, but it bares the name of former State Representative Edward LeLacheur.

Team: Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Affiliate: Cleveland Indians (1999) Principal Owner: HWS Group Team Website TWITTER: @mvscrappers

Stadium: Eastwood Field Date Built: 1999 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8.3 Facility Financing: William Cafaro privately funded the stadium. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Team: Norwich Sea Unicorns

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (1999) Principal Owner: Miles Prentice Team Website

Stadium: Dodd Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): 8.8 Facility Financing: The department of Development of Economic and Community Development paid $6 million, the city of Norwich paid $700,000, another $700,000 came from the Norwich Community Development Corporation, $500,000 was received from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and the team added $400,000. Facility Website

UPDATE: In December 2019, the team announced a rebranding campaign changing from the Connecticut Tigers to Norwich Sea Unicorns.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is currently named after former U.S. Senator Thomas Dodd.

Team: State College Spikes

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (2013) Principal Owner: Spikes Baseball LP Team Website TWITTER: @SCSpikes

Stadium: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Date Built: 2006 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $31.1 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is currently named after two individuals. The first is Charles “Chuck” Medlar, who was a fixture at Penn State College for over forty years. The second is Anthony P. Lubrano, who is a graduate of Penn State College and made a $2.5 million donation for the stadium.

Team: Staten Island Yankees

Affiliate: New York Yankees (1999) Principal Owner: New York Yankees Team Website TWITTER: @SIYanks

Stadium: Richmond County Bank Ballpark Date Built: 2001

NAMING RIGHTS: Richmond County Bank recently renewed the naming-rights agreement through 2021. The original agreement called for annual payments of $400,000 per year.

Team: Tri-City ValleyCats

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2001) Principal Owner: William Gladstone Estate Team Website TWITTER: @ValleyCats

Stadium: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $14 Facility Financing: 100% public through a state grant. The ValleyCats have a lease agreement to use the facility. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after former New York Senator Joseph L. Bruno.

Team: Vermont Lake Monsters

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (2011) Principal Owner: Ray Pecor, Jr. Team Website TWITTER: @VTLakeMonsters

Stadium: Centennial Field Date Built: 1922 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (2015) Principal Owner: Robert Rich, Jr. Team Website TWITTER: @WVBlackBears

Stadium: Monongalia County Ballpark Date Built: 2015 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $21 Facility Financing: The ballpark was labeled as a Tax Increment Financing District. This structure allows developers to use sales tax generated in the District to pay for the $21 million stadium. Any excess is to be covered by West Virginia University. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Team: Williamsport Crosscutters

Affiliate: Philadelphia Phillies (2007) Principal Owner: Peter B. Freund (Trinity Sports Holdings) Team Website TWITTER: @crosscutters

Stadium: BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Date Built: 1923 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.075 Facility Financing: The stadium was privately financed. Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: In 2014, BB&T Bank (formerly Susquehanna Bank) and the City of Williamsport agreed on a five-year naming-rights contract.

Team: Boise Hawks

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2015) Principal Owner: Agon Sports & Entertainment LLC Team Website TWITER: @BoiseHawks

Stadium: Memorial Stadium Date Built: 1989 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2.3 Facility Financing: A group that was led by Bill and Cord Pereira privately funded the stadium. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Team: Eugene Emeralds

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (2015) Principal Owner: David Elmore (Elmore Sports Group, Ltd.) Team Website TWITTER: @EugeneEmeralds

Stadium: PK Park Date Built: 2010 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $19.2 Facility Financing: The stadium is located on the University of Oregon property and was financed through guaranteed University of Oregon loans. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after Pat Kilenny, former athletic director at the University of Oregon, where the stadium is located.

Team: Everett AquaSox

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (1995) Principal Owner: 7th Inning Stretch, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @EverettAquaSox

Stadium: Funko Field at Everett Memorial Stadium Date Built: 1984

UPDATE: The team has agreed to extend its player development contract with the Seattle Mariners to run through the 2020 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2019, the Everett School Board approved a $1.1 million, eight-year sponsorship agreement with local toymaker, Funko.

Team: Hillsboro Hops

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (2001) Principal Owner: Short Season LLC. Team Website TWITTER: @HillsboroHops

Stadium: Ron Tonkin Field Date Built: 2013 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $15.55 Facility Financing: The facility is city owned and the construction was funded through $12 million of faith-and-credit bonds. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after former car dealer Ed Tonkin. The family acquired the naming rights in a ten-year deal requiring payments of $150,000 annually.

Team: Salem-Keiser Volcanoes

Affiliate: San Francisco Giants (1997) Principal Owner: Jerry Walker and William Tucker Team Website TWITTER: @SKVolcanoes

Stadium: Volcanoes Stadium Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2003) Principal Owner: Bobby Brett Team Website TWITTER: @spokaneindians

Stadium: Avista Stadium Date Built: 1958 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.550 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Avista, an energy company, currently holds the naming rights to the stadium, but details were not available.

Team: Tri-City Dust Devils

Affiliate: San Diego Padres (2015) Principal Owner: George Brett (Northwest Baseball Ventures) Team Website TWITTER: @TC_DustDevils

Stadium: Gesa Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Gesa Credit Union purchased the naming rights to the stadium in 2008. The agreement is said to span ten years, but the exact financial details were not available.

Team: Vancouver Canadians

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (2011) Principal Owner: Jake Kerr Team Website TWITTER: @vancanadians

Stadium: Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium Date Built: 1951 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $.55 Facility Financing: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2010, Scotiabank purchased the multi-year naming rights of the field, but details of the agreement were not released.

Team: Bluefield Blue Jays

Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays (2011) Principal Owner: Bluefield Baseball Club Team Website TWITTER: @BluefieldJays

Stadium: Bowen Field at Peters Park Date Built: 1939 Facility Cost ($/Mil): Over $3 Mil in improvements since 1989. Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2017, the Blue Jays added ‘Peters Park’ in honor of Bluefield donor, Charles Peters.

Team: Bristol Pirates

Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates (2014) Principal Owner: Pittsburgh Pirates Team Website TWITTER: @BriBucs

Stadium: Boyce Cox Field at DeVault Memorial Stadium Date Built: 1969 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is named after Boyce Cox, a Bristol native and former professional baseball player. The stadium is named after Charlton Ross DeVault, Sr., who was the former president of the Appalachian League.

Team: Burlington Royals

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (2007) Principal Owner: Ryan Keur Team Website TWITTER: @BRoyalsKC

Stadium: Burlington Athletic Stadium

Naming RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights for the stadium.

Team: Danville Braves

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (1993) Principal Owner: Liberty Media Team Website TWITTER: @DanvilleBraves

Stadium: American Legion Field Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The stadium’s name comes from the city’s American Memorial Legion Post 325.

Team: Elizabethton Twins

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (1974) Principal Owner: Boyd Sports LLC. Team Website TWITTER: @ETwinsBaseball

Stadium: Joe O’Brien Field at Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark Date Built: 1974 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.125 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The Twins announced a naming-rights partnership in 2019 with Northeast Community Credit Union. The agreement is an eight-year, $405,000 partnership.

Team: Greeneville Reds

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2018)

Stadium: Pioneer Park (Tusculum College) Date Built: 2004 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The field is located on the campus of Tusculum College; whose nickname is the Pioneers.

Team: Johnson City Cardinals

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (1975) Principal Owner: Boyd Sports LLC. Team Website TWITTER: @JC_Cardinals

Stadium: TVA Credit Union Ballpark Date Built: 1956 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2016, the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, a non-profit cooperative, bought the naming rights to the stadium. While the stadium will be named TVA Credit Union Ballpark, the playing surface will still be known as Howard Johnson Field.

Team: Kingsport Mets

Affiliate: New York Mets Principal Owner: New York Mets Team Website TWITTER: @Kingsport_Mets

Stadium: Hunter Wright Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: The stadium is municipally owned, but financial details were not available. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is named after a former mayor of Kingsport.

Team: Princeton Rays

Affiliate: Tampa Rays (1997) Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Team Website TWITTER: @PrincetonRays

Stadium: H.P. Hunnicutt Field Date Built: 1988 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is currently named after the H.P and Anne S. Hunnicutt Foundation, which helped develop the ballpark.

Team: Pulaski Yankees

Affiliate: New York Yankees (2015) Principal Owner: David Hagan and Larry Shelor Team Website TWITTER: @pulaskiyanks

Stadium: Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park Date Built: 1935 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3 (estimated renovations in 2015) Facility Financing: Renovations (2015) were privately financed. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Yankees will add over 800 seats behind their PSK Party Deck in 2020.

NAMING RIGHTS: The ballpark is currently named after former Pulaski mayor Ernest W. Calfee.

Team: Billings Mustangs

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (1974) Principal Owner: Main Street Baseball, LLC Team Website TWITTER: @Mustangs

Stadium: Dehler Park Date Built: 2008 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $12 Facility Financing: The City of Billings passed a bond issue to finance the cost of the stadium. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: Local businessman Jon Dehler purchased the naming rights to the stadium, but financial details were not available.

Team: Grand Junction Rockies

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2001) Principal Owner: Grand Junction Rockies LLC. Team Website TWITTER: @GJRockies

Stadium: Sam Suplizio Field Date Built: 1949 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8.3 (2012 renovation) Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: The field is currently named after long time Grand Junction baseball fixture Sam Suplizio

Team: Great Falls Voyagers

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (2003) Principal Owner: Great Falls Baseball Club Team Website TWITTER: @gfvoyagers

Stadium: Centene Stadium Date Built: 1941

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 82 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2.2 (2003 Renovation) Facility Financing: The renovation costs were funded through private donations and $600,000 from the city. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The Centene Corporation purchased the naming rights to the stadium, but financial details were not available.

Team: Idaho Falls Chukars

Affiliate: Kansas City Royals (2004) Principal Owner: David Elmore (Elmore Sports Group) Team Website TWITTER: @ifchukars

Stadium: Melaleuca Field Date Built: 2007 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $5.6 Facility Financing: A city sponsored fundraising effort led to most of the funds, and a private donation from The Wellness Company added an additional $600,000. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is named Melaleuca Field in honor of the donation that Melaleuca Inc. made to the fundraising effort.

Team: Missoula PaddleHeads

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (1999) Principal Owner: Big Sky Professional Baseball Team Website TWITTER: @GoPaddleHeads

Stadium: Ogren Park at Allegiance Field Date Built: 2004 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6 Facility Financing: Funds for the stadium were contributed from different areas, but the main contributors were the city and a non-profit organization called Play Ball Missoula. Facility Website

UPDATE: The team changed their name as a result of new ownership taking over a few years ago. They hope with the new name they are more marketable to their fans, as they choose a name consistent with the local environment.

© Copyright 2020, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 83 NAMING RIGHTS: The field formerly known as Play Ball Park was renamed to Ogren Park at Allegiance field in 2006. Allegiance Benefit Plan Management and Kathy Ogren combined to contribute $1 million for the naming rights.

Team: Ogden Raptors

Affiliate: Los Angeles Dodgers (2003) Principal Owner: Dave Baggott, John Lindquist (Ogden Professional Baseball, Inc.) Team Website TWITTER: @ogdenraptors

Stadium: Lindquist Field Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $5 Facility Financing: The City of Ogden provided $750,000 and the rest of the cost was funded through private donations. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: John Lindquist, a local businessman and part owner of the team, donated $1 million for the naming rights of the stadium.

Team: Orem Owlz

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2001) Principal Owner: Jeff Katofsky Team Website TWITTER: @OremOwlz

Stadium: UCCU Ballpark Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6 Facility Financing: Publicly funded by Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) through a Utah County issued bond. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: In December 2017, Utah Community Credit Union obtained naming rights under a ten-year agreement.

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2003) Principal Owner: David G. Elmore – Elmore Sports Group Team Website TWITTER: @vibesbaseball

Stadium: UC Health Park Date Built: 1988 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3.4 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

Naming RIGHTS: UC Health purchased naming-rights in May 2019.

Team: AZL Angels

Principal Owner: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Complex: Angels Minor League Complex (at Tempe Diablo Stadium) Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Athletics Green & Gold

Principal Owner: Oakland Athletics Complex: Fitch Park Team Website (Athletics Green) Team Website (Athletics Gold) Facility Website

Team: AZL Brewers Blue & Gold

Principal Owner: Milwaukee Brewers Complex: American Family Fields of Phoenix Team Website (Brewers Gold) Team Website (Brewers Blue) Facility Website

Team: AZL Cubs Blue & Red

Principal Owner: Chicago Cubs Complex: Cubs Park (at Sloan Park) Team Website (Cubs Blue) Team Website (Cubs Red) Facility Website

Team: AZL Diamondbacks

Principal Owner: Arizona Diamondbacks Complex: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Dodgers 1 & 2

Principal Owner: Los Angeles Dodgers Complex: Camelback Ranch – Glendale Team Website (Dodgers 1) Team Website (Dodgers 2) Facility Website

Team: AZL Giants Black & Orange

Principal Owner: San Francisco Giants Complex: Scottsdale Stadium Team Website (Giants Black) Team Website (Giants Orange) Facility Website

Team: AZL Indians Red & Blue

Principal Owner: Cleveland Indians Complex: Cleveland Indians Player Development Complex (at Goodyear Ballpark) Team Website (Indians Red) Team Website (Indians Blue) Facility Website

Team: AZL Mariners

Principal Owner: Seattle Mariners Complex: Peoria Sports Complex Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Padres 1 & 2

Principal Owner: San Diego Padres Complex: Peoria Sports Complex Team Website (Padres 1) Team Website (Padres 2) Facility Website

Team: AZL Rangers

Principal Owner: Texas Rangers Complex: Surprise Recreation Campus Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Reds

Principal Owner: Cincinnati Reds Complex: Cincinnati Reds Player Development Complex (at Goodyear Ballpark) Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Royals

Principal Owner: Kansas City Royals Complex: Surprise Stadium Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL White Sox

Principal Owner: Chicago White Sox Complex: Camelback Ranch - Glendale Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Astros

Principal Owner: Houston Astros Complex: FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Blue Jays

Principal Owner: Toronto Blue Jays Complex: Bobby Mattick Training Center at Engelbert Complex Team Website Facility Website: N/A

Team: GCL Braves

Principal Owner: Atlanta Braves Complex: Champion Stadium Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Cardinals

Principal Owner: St. Louis Cardinals Complex: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Marlins

Principal Owner: Miami Marlins Complex: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Mets

Principal Owner: New York Mets Complex: First Data Field Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Nationals

Principal Owner: Washington Nationals Complex: FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Orioles

Principal Owner: Baltimore Orioles Complex: Ed Smith Stadium Complex Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Phillies East & West

Principal Owner: Philadelphia Phillies Complex: Spectrum Field & Carpenter Complex Team Website (Phillies East) Team Website (Phillies West) Facility Website

Team: GCL Pirates

Principal Owner: Pittsburgh Pirates Complex: LECOM Park & Pirate City Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Rays

Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Complex: Charlotte Sports Park

Team: GCL Red Sox

Principal Owner: Boston Red Sox Complex: JetBlue Park at Fenway South Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Tigers East and West

Principal Owner: Detroit Tigers Complex: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium Team Website (Tigers East) Team Website (Tigers West) Facility Website

Team: GCL Twins

Principal Owner: Minnesota Twins Complex: CenturyLink Sports Complex Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Yankees East and West

Principal Owner: New York Yankees Complex: George M. Steinbrenner Field Team Website (Yankees East) Team Website (Yankees West) Facility Website