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{Appendix 1.1, to Sports Facility Reports, Volume 18} Research completed as of July 26, 2017

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)

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: Coca-Cola 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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Buffalo Bisons added walk-thru metal detectors to all spectator gates. In addition, they have also added a no re-entry policy that states once inside the ballpark no one will be permitted re-entry, this also includes “anyone who wishes the leave the ballpark and the grounds around it to smoke or use tobacco-related products”.

Also in the offseason of 2017, nearly 2,900 new, wider seats were installed in the lower section of Coca Cola Field.

In May 2017, the Bisons made Coca-Cola Field smoke and tobacco-free.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 1 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.

Team: Charlotte Knights

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: BB&T Ballpark 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: In 2017, the Knights completed a combined $400,000 worth of improvements divided among an enhanced sound system, additions to the children’s playground behind the center-field wall and new and expanded shaded areas in the left-field bleachers and along the right-field line.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 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.

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: In 2017, the Clippers added new craft brews from different brewers nationwide and remade their playground area in the ballpark.

It was also announced in 2017 that the Clippers would host the 2018 AAA All-Star game and the 2018 AAA National Championship Game.

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 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): $16.1 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, deciding to implement a twenty-five-cent surcharge on tickets, and receiving money from sky box rentals. Facility Website

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

Team: Gwinnett Braves

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

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, has been earmarked to pay off stadium debt. Facility Website

UPDATE: In May 2017, the Braves announced that they would be changing their name by the end of the season and that the fans would vote on the new name change. The team had a contest in June allowing fans to determine what the team name would be. Other aspects like the mascot will not change according to officials with the Gwinnett Braves.

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): $18 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: In 2017, the Indians added a 35 by 50 foot HD video board in right field. Also along each baseline there are now two new ribbon boards lining the upper deck. Each display measures

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 4 135 feet long and will provide in-game scoring, game information and more. The ballpark sound system was also upgraded.

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Iron Pigs unveiled a brand new HD video board at Coca-Cola Park. The Iron Pigs also added a new picnic area and a new food app.

Also in 2017, the Iron Pigs extended its protective netting to cover all field level sections between the dugouts. The new netting provides 33 percent more visibility than the old backstop, and it's still strong enough to protect fans from a line drive foul ball.

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 Irongpigs 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.

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2000) Principal Owner: Stuart and Jerry Katzoff 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), $39 (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. Facility Website

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Bats added a new scoreboard that measures 30 feet wide by 36 feet high and has a high-definition layout that offers better image clarity, brightness and wide-angle visibility. The Bats also added a new videoboard which has an LED screen and measures 45.5 feet wide and 29 feet high, offering similar upgrades in picture quality and clarity.

The team has also replaced the sound and lighting systems, installed new protective wall padding and new netting between the field and the fans to protect visitors from stray balls, and has replaced carpet inside the stadium and given parts of the complex a new paint job while also adding new paint and carpet in the players' clubhouse.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 6 UPDATE: In March 2017, the city of Norfolk announced that a firm hired to sell the rights to Harbor Park has set the price for naming rights between $400,000-$500,000 per year.

Team: Pawtucket Red Sox

Affiliate: Boston Red Sox (1973) Principal Owner: Larry Lucchino and partners Team Value: $30 million (as of July 2016) (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

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 re-dedicated on July 5, 1992.

UPDATE: As of July 2017, there is still uncertainty if the Red Sox will stay in their current stadium or even stay in Rhode Island. The Red Sox and Larry Lucchino are basically free agents at this point after a deal fell through in early July to keep the Red Sox in Rhode Island. The Redsox have been looking at Providence, RI and Worchester, MA as possible future sites for the Red Sox.

On June 27th, Rhode Island leaders introduced a new revamped bill that the state senate will consider in the fall. Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo has announced her support of the 83 million dollar proposal for a Red Sox stadium in Rhode Island. The new bill includes the following financials: State taxpayers would contribute $23 million to a new publicly-owned ballpark in downtown Pawtucket, to be paid back with tax revenue from the stadium and a surcharge on ticket sales. The city of Pawtucket, RI would contribute $15 million, and the Red Sox would pay $45 million, with $33 million of the team’s portion paid through a 30-year lease agreement.

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (2003) Principal Owner: Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. Team Value: $27.5 million (as of July 2016) (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. Facility Website

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

Team: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

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

Stadium: PNC Field Date Built: 1989 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 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.

UPDATE: In July 2017 it was announced that following a settlement in a case concerning the sale of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders some remaining funds will be set aside for PNC Field upgrades.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 8 Lackawanna County and Luzerne County had been engaged in a legal dispute over the $14.6 million received after the sale of then Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to SWB Yankees LLC. Lackawanna County had claimed that it should receive all of the proceeds because it had maintained PNC Field to the tune of $20 million, while Luzerne County countered that it should receive 50% of the sale price because it originally contributed half of the funds to acquire the franchise and construct the ballpark.

A settlement is reported to give Luzerne County 4 million intead of 7.3 million that the county was seeking. Some of the remaining funds that had been set aside for a settlement, to the tune of $3 million, will be reserved for improvements to PNC Field.

The plan is for half of that total ($1.5 million) to be paid into a capital improvement fund now, with the remaining $1.5 million gradually placed into the fund over a three-year period.

Team: Syracuse Chiefs

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2009) Principal Owner: Community Baseball Club of Central New York, Inc. Team Website TWITTER: @SyracuseChiefs

Stadium: NBT Bank Stadium Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $16 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In August 2017, NRT Bank Stadium will host a pro wrestling event. It will be the first ever non-baseball event at the stadium.

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.

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: In 2016, Hensville officially opened on opening day. Hensville is an entertainment area right outside Fifth Third Field. There are restaurants, shops, bars and Hensville Park in the entertainment area. Fans also have the ability to watch home games from Hensville’s rooftop.

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.

MEXICAN LEAGUE (AAA)

Team: Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes Railroad Workers)

Principal Owner: Victor Manuel López López, Julio Diaz Torre Llamas, Llamas Torre Jaime Diaz, Rodolfo Landeros Verdugo, Ricardo Ibarra and Joseph Eustace Lomelín Alvarez Flores Team Website

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

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

Principal Owner: Alvaro Lebrija Team Website

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: Generales de Durrango

Principal Owner: Virgilio Ruiz Issasi Team Website

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

UPDATE: In November 2016, LMB owners approved the move of the Delfines from Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, to Durango, restoring professional baseball to the state for the first time since the Alacranes de Durango moved to Campeche to become the Piratas de Campeche in 1980. A remodeled Estadio de Béisbol Francisco Villa in Durango was announced as the home venue. The move was nearly put in danger by economic risk, as reports circulated that the Generales would not play in 2017 due to the owner's lack of financial resources and delays in the remodeling of the stadium. The franchise managed to begin play, though a delay of the planned opening game in the stadium was necessary.

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Vaqueros Union Laguna (Laguna Cowboys)

Principal Owner: Ricardo Martin Bringas Team Website

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

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 11 UPDATE: THE franchise restored the Unión Laguna name and switched back to maroon as its primary color in 2017.

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

Principal Owner: Alfredo Harp Helú Team Website

Stadium: Foro Sol Date Built: 1993 Facility Website: N/A

UPDATE: The Red Devils announced in March 2017 that their new stadium would be completed by July 2017 but it will not be opened until the 2018 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium’s name comes from a popular beer brand of the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma group.

Team: Acereros de Monclova (Monclova Steelers)

Principal Owner: Altos Hornos de México Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Monclova Date Built: 1975

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Sultanes de Monterrey (Monterrey Sultans)

Principal Owner: José Maiz García Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Monterrey Date Built: 1990

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Principal Owner: Alfredo Harp Helú Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos Date Built: 1950 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: Grupo Industrial Monclova Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Hermanos Serdán Date Built: 1973 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: Carlos Peralta Quintero & Grupo Iusa, S.A. De C.V. Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Beto Ávila Date Built: 1980 Facility Website

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

Principal Owner: Mauricio Martínez Alvizu Team Website

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

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Saraperos)

Principal Owner: Alejandro Garza Díaz Team Website

Stadium: Estadio Francisco I. Madero Date Built: 1963 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 Luis Dagdug (Executive Chairman) Team Website

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

Stadium: Estadio Gasmart Date Built: 1976 Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is named after a supermarket chain based in Baja, California.

Principal Owner: José Antonio Galán Mansur Team Website

Stadium: Parque Deportivo Universitario Beto Ávila Date Built: 1992

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

Team: Leones de Yucatan (Yucatan Lions)

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

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 details of the agreement were not available.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (AAA)

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: 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 upgraded their Ticket-master system at Isotopes Park, which should make purchases faster and decrease lines on busy nights.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 15 Also in 2017, the Isotopes signed an 11-year sponsorship deal with Pepsi and will feature its products at the ballpark. Ticket promotions will be available on some Pepsi products sold locally as well. Isotopes Park also will have small booths selling only drinks on the concourse this season to cut down on concession lines.

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming-rights agreements for Isotopes Park.

Team: Colorado Springs Sky Sox

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2015) Principal Owner: David G. Elmore (Elmore Group, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @skysox

Stadium: Security Service Field Date Built: 1988 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3.7 Facility Financing: Privately funded. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, workers at Security Service field replaced about 250 light fixtures hanging above the stadium. It was also announce that in the coming months, a revamp of the scoreboard will be competed for roughly $700,000 that will bring high definition to a screen nearly four times larger than its current size. The Sky Sox are saying they intend to stay in Colorado Springs, however it is still very possible they could be moving to San Antonio, Texas or Wichita, Kansas in 2019.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Sky Sox Stadium. In 2005, Security Service Credit Union entered into a twelve-year naming-rights agreement to rename the stadium Security Service Field. The deal is worth $1-$1.5 million.

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): $74

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 16 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: Houston Astros (2015) Principal Owner: Chris Cummings, William Cummings, Dick Ellsworth, and Brian Glover (Fresno Baseball Club, LLC) 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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Grizzlies signed a new service agreement with Professional Sports Catering, which they feel will improve food quality and wait times in the ballpark.

In May 2017, it was reported that an investment group with ties to Colorado Rockies ownership is close to finalizing a deal to buy the Fresno Grizzlies.

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.

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (1981) Principal Owner: Michael Gartner (Raccoon 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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Cubs extended their lease with the city to extend through the 2037 season. In addition, the team extended their PDC with the Chicago Cubs through the 2020 season. The team also announced the following updates to the park: A new HD ribbon board installed above the left field skybox suites; free wi-fi; new LED field lights; and additional hitting cages.

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.

Team: Las Vegas 51s

Affiliate: New York Mets (2013) Principal Owner: Steve Mack, Bart Wear, and Chris Kaempfer (Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @LasVegas51s

Stadium: Cashman Field Date Built: 1983 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $26 (including 100,000 sq. ft. convention center and 1,954 seat theatre) Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the 51s ended their 34 year relationship with Aramark switching concessionaires to Center Plate. In March 2017, Hughes Corp. purchased 50 percent of the team for $16.4 million from previous partner Play Ball Owners Group, a Las Vegas-based investor group.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 18 NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was built in 1983 on land donated by James "Big Jim" Cashman, a Las Vegas community leader and Southern Nevada Pioneer. The stadium is named in his honor.

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 unveiled a new logo for the 2017 season. The new logo will include a neon street sign and tube lighting along the primary word mark, no shaped as a musical note. The changes incorporate some Memphis landmarks and emphasizes the city’s connection with the blues and rock ‘n’ roll.

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.

Team: Nashville Sounds

Affiliate: Oakland Athletics (2015) 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 Tennessee Park Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $75 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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 19 capitalized interest during construction. The city will own the stadium and lease it to the Sounds through 2045. Facility Website

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.

Team: New Orleans Baby Cakes

Affiliate: Miami Marlins (2009) Principal Owner: Lou Schwechheimer (Yes2No, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @cakesbaseball

Stadium: Shrine on Airline Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $26 Facility Financing: The state of Louisiana funded $21 million as part of a capital outlay bill and ownership funded $5 million for amenities. Facility Website

UPDATE: The Zephyrs recently changed the name of their team from The Zephyrs to Baby Cakes. The Zephyrs asked the community to come up with the new name in 2016. Along with a new team name, the team also changed the logo. Their ballpark named also changed from Zephyr Field to Shrine on Airline.

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

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 20 UPDATE: In 2017, the OKC Dodgers unveiled the 5,000-Square-Oklahoma Fidelity Bank Club. The former Diamond Lounge features an unobstructed view of the field, enhanced food and beverage options, a brand new bar and upgraded furnishings.

Other upgrades in 2017 include, the unveiling of the Champions Membership that allows groups of four guests to experience the intimacy of ballpark seats with the upscale amenities of a suite. Groups receive VIP treatment in a unique, semi-private space that includes a table to enjoy all- inclusive food and beverage, plus reserved seats in a prime location.

The OKC Dodgers also added 10 new banners to the exterior of Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark along Reno Avenue. These banners include Dodgers logos, players, families and more to add additional elements of marketing along a side of the ballpark that receives a lot of foot and driving traffic.

Lastly, along the concourse inside Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 18 historical signs were added that feature teams, players and baseball moments specific to Oklahoma prior to 1998.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 21 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

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.

Team: Reno Aces

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: In 2017, Greater Nevada Field added a new HD video board and a new monster display. The new HD video board will replace the previous display, coming in three times larger than the original board. The new video board will measure more than 37 feet high by 45.5 feet wide. New to Greater Nevada Field will be a long monster display directly underneath the main video board, running along the left-field wall. The monster display will measure more than 7 feet high by 205 feet wide. Both displays will feature a 15HD pixel layout to provide crisp, clear imagery with wide angle viewing to appeal to every seat at Greater Nevada Field.

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.

Affiliate: Texas Rangers (2011) 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: Raley Field 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

UPDATE: The River Cats spent the 2016/17 offseason completely upgrading and refurbishing the ballpark's concession operations.

They also added two exciting new structures in the Down on the Farm children's area. The Tower Bridge-inspired play structure features multiple slides, climbing equipment, and more while the River Cats Mist Pad is the perfect way for the kids to cool off on those warm Sacramento nights at the ballpark. Both of these permanent structures contribute to the overall experience along the right-field grass hill for all fans and families.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 23 NAMING RIGHTS: Raley's, a regional supermarket chain, has a twenty-year, $15 million naming-rights deal with the River Cats.

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

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.

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: In 2017, it was announced that the Tacoma Rainiers and the Seattle Sounders will collaborate on a USL team and a soccer specific stadium adjacent to Cheney Stadium.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 24 NAMING RIGHTS: The ballpark is named for Tacoma businessman Ben Cheney, who was instrumental in bringing a Pacific Coast League team to Tacoma.

EASTERN LEAGUE (AA)

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

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 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

UPDATE: In 2017, Altoona Curve reduced its seating capacity in the outfield by several hundred seats and replacing it with signage. Additional improvements to the stadium include a new ticket office, LED lighting, digital concourse displays, and changes to the left field party deck.

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): $4.5 Facility Financing: $1.4 million of funding from New York’s Urban Development Corporation and the rest funded by the New York Mets. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the team changed its name from the Binghamton Mets to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The name comes from the city’s recognition as the Carousel Capital of the World. The team’s logos were also changed, one of them as a carousel horse with a red mane on a pole and wearing a helmet.

In addition, the stadium will also undergo renovations. LED lighting will be put in place along with new batting cages and overhauled bullpens. Fans will also get to enjoy picnic tables on the left field side, new kids area, and a party deck. The renovations cost $2.5 million—$2 million paid by state senator Fred Akshar and $500,000 from owner John Hughes.

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 (1993) 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 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; $300,000 each from the City of Erie, Erie County, and Team Erie; and $25,000 from Millcreek Township. Facility Website

UPDATE: In September 2016, the Seawolves changed their ballpark’s name to UPMC Park and extended their contract to be the minor league affiliate of the Detriot Tigers until 2018.

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.

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): $71 Facility Financing: The stadium is completely taxpayer funded. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the Hartford Yard Goats officially opened up their new stadium playing the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on April 13th.

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

UPDATE: New in 2017, the ballpark entrance was completely redesigned into a breathtaking pavilion and patio, featuring a tiki bar, game area and live music stage. The stage is equipped with full audio, video and lighting systems for musical performances, speaking engagements, live broadcasts and more.

Guests are now greeted with a majestic rock waterfall atop the main stairway, designed by Stonemakers of Merrimack, N.H., which leads to the Samuel Adams Bar & Grill. The in-stadium restaurant now has fully opened its west wall to provide an open-air pathway to the new patio. Below the Bar & Grill, the left-field seating area has been enhanced with four rows of tiered seats and drink rails. The new section, which can now be reserved for group outings, has 165 swivel chairs with mesh backs overlooking the playing field.

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.

Team: Portland Sea Dogs

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

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

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

UPDATE: In 2016, the Fightin Phils announced they would be wearing three new designs of hats. The first hat is a red cap featuring the F-Fist logo with a white button. The hat will pay homage to the 1950’s Philadelphia Phillies Whiz Kids. The second hat, which will serve as Reading’s road hat, features a white feathered R logo on the front representing the city of Reading. The third hat is a grey hat with the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor on the front that will be worn during batting practice. This hat honors the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor, which has been a fan favorite at Reading games.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 29 NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Reading Municipal Memorial Stadium. FirstEnergy. 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.

Team: Richmond Flying Squirrels

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 and $4 million from the public sector and private sector. Facility Website

UPDATE: The first addition in 2017 was the “Bistro at the Bullpen,” a 27-foot square hospitality area adjacent to the Squirrels bullpen designed to host groups of 50 to 75 people and offers an all-you-can-eat buffet for the entire game, a dedicated bartender, and up-close seating right on top of the action. The Bistro is also available for individual ticket buyers on select nights when it isn’t booked for group outings.

Also in 2017, The team is still looking for a new ballpark.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 30 Facility Financing: 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: In 2017, the Thunder announced they are replacing affixed seats throughout the ballpark. New seats will be installed throughout the season when the Thunder are on the road and it is anticipated that the project will be completed during the season.

At the completion of the renovation, a few changes will be set for the 2018 season. Seats on the luxury level will be padded and every seat in the ballpark will be navy blue; matching the Thunder’s current color scheme. As a result of the renovation, the seating capacity of the ballpark will be altered by the complete removal of row U in sections 210 and 209 and the addition of four seats in row BB of sections 114/115, 113/112, 111/110, and 109/108. Seating capacity will be 6,120 when the project is completed.

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.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA)

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

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.

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: Publicly funded by Birmingham through a 3.5% increase in the city’s lodging tax. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the Barons added the “SwitchYard on 14th” a family-friendly food, beverage, and outdoor game venue to Regions Field. The areas includes a regulation size bocce ball court, ping pong tables, and other outdoor games. This new venture provides uniquely designed shades and furniture to provide a true outdoor space for private parties, fundraising groups, and corporate events.

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: Minnesota Twins (2015) Principal Owner: Jason Freier (managing owner) Team Website TWITTER: @ChattLookouts

Stadium: AT&T Field Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: Privately financed by the Lookouts ownership Facility Website

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.

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: After almost ten years as the Seattle Mariners affiliate, the club agreed to a four-year player-development contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks to begin in 2017.

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 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: Miami 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 the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville 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

UPDATE: In 2017, Ken Babby decided to change the team name to the “Jumbo Shrimp.” The new logo will have a feature a jumbo shrimp with a large “J” in patriotic blue and American red.

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.

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

UPDATE: The Braves unveiled plans to build a new high definition video board at Trustmark Park prior to the start of the 2017 season.

At 68 feet wide by 28 feet high (1,904 square feet), the state-of-the-art Panasonic HD video board will be approximately four times larger than the previous video display. The new board will be the largest single display in the Southern League and the largest in Central and South Mississippi.

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: Mobile BayBears

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angles (2017) Principal Owner: Mike Savit (HWS Group) Team Website TWITTER: @Mobile_BayBears

Stadium: Hank Aaron Stadium Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8 Facility Financing: Former franchise owner Eric Margenau paid $4 million and the City of Mobile matched the contribution. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the team agreed to a two-year player-development deal with the Los Angeles Angels. This replaced the team’s previous affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Additionally, Hank Aaron Stadium will receive new amenities in 2017, including a new drainage system at the ballpark and new seats inside the stadium.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 34 NAMING RIGHTS: Hank Aaron Stadium is named after Mobile native Hank Aaron, MLB's former all-time home run leader.

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

UPDATE: In May 2017, Lou DiBella formally became the Principal owner of the team as the sale of the Biscuits was finalized.

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

Team: Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2012) Principal Owner: Quint & Rishy Studer Team Website TWITTER: @BlueWahoosBBall

Stadium: Pensacola Bayfront Stadium 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: In 2017, the BlueWahoos announced that Cox Business had deployed stadium-wide Wi-Fi through a partnership with Cox’s Hospitality Network division. This feature will allow fans to stay connected with high-speed internet service, even when the stadium is full of fans. State of the art antennas and symmetrical speeds of up to 500 Mbps will keep fans connected while at the game.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 35 The Wahoos and Cox also unveiled the new Cox Clubhouse in 2017. The clubhouse is an interactive fan experience located near the press box area behind home plate. At the Cox Clubhouse, fans can visit the interactive virtual locker room where they can take selfies in their favorite virtual Blue Wahoos jersey, to share on the stadium scoreboard and on social media. In addition, fans can experience the new Contour video platform, play traditional yard games such as corn hole, and more interactive activities that are on the horizon.

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

Team: Tennessee Smokies

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

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

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

TEXAS LEAGUE (AA)

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: In 2017, agreed to a two-year deal player development contract with the Seattle Mariners.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 36 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.

Team: Corpus Christi Hooks

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: Publicly funded through a voter-approved economic development sales tax. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the Hooks resurfaced the parking lots, and added some new seats in sections 128-127. Those seats came from Minute Maid Park’s center field renovation project. The Hooks also extended netting on both sides and down to the end of the dugouts.

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.

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): $28 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

UPDATE: The Frisco RoughRiders partnered with Skinny IT in 2017 to enhance WI-FI in Dr. Pepper Ballpark. The Roughriders also improved their lazy river pool by making it a heated pool.

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, 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: Security 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.

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): $33 Facility Financing: Arvest Ballpark was financed by a voter-approved 1% sales tax. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: On September 5, 2007, the Naturals announced they had a reached a ten- year agreement, with a ten-year option for renewal, with Arvest Bank to name the stadium Arvest Ballpark. In 2016, Arvest Bank renewed the naming rights agreement. The stadium will

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 38 be called Arvest Ballpark through 2027. Financial details of the naming rights extension agreement were not disclosed.

Team: San Antonio Missions

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

Stadium: Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: It was announced in June 2017, that the Missions will become a AAA team at the beginning of the 2019 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: From its opening until May 25, 1995, the stadium was called San Antonio Municipal Stadium. It was then renamed after Nelson W. Wolff, the former mayor of San Antonio, who was the driving force of getting the stadium built.

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 funded the ballpark.

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 Tulsa Drillers have added a scoreboard bar to the stadium. The bar features 12 big screen TV’s and is the largest outdoor bar in Oklahoma.

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.

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (ADVANCED A)

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: 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.

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

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

UPDATE: The team announced that it would be upgrading Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium for the 2017 season. The updates include the installation of new seats and incorporating viewing areas around the stadium. Additionally, a new private viewing area called “Dugout 4-Tops.”

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 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $14.5 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The team agreed to a new, two-year Player Development Contract with the Colorado Rockies to begin in the 2017 season.

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.”

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.

Team: San Jose Giants

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

Stadium: Municipal Stadium 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: There is currently no naming-rights agreement in place.

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: 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 form up to 40 selections of beer. Several other additions, including an 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.

Team: Visalia Rawhide

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (2007) Principal Owner: Tom Seidler and Kevin O'Malley (Top of the Third. Inc.) Team Website TWITTER: @VisaliaRawhide

Stadium: Recreation 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: Buies Creek Astros

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

Stadium: Jim Perry Stadium Date of Stadium Completion: 2019 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In August, 2016, the High-A Carolina League approved a two-team expansion. The Fayetteville City Council approved plans to build a new stadium, which will be completed by the 2019 season. The Astros entered into a 30-year lease agreement with the city of Fayetteville in December, 2016. The team is currently playing at Jim Perry Stadium until the new stadium is completed. The team is also expected to undergo a rebranding process prior to moving to the stadium.

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): 170,000 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the High-A Carolina League added a new franchise, the Down East Wood Ducks. The team will play at Grainger Stadium and are owned by the Texas Rangers.

Additionally, the stadium received upgrades prior to the start of the 2017 season. New parking spaces have been added along with new concession stands. Players will also enjoy new turf, padding on the walls and new locker rooms.

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

Stadium: Five County Stadium Date Built: 1991 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A 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: Frederick Keys

Affiliate: Baltimore Orioles (1989) 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): $3 Facility Financing: $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: Lynchburg Hillcats

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

Stadium: Calvin Falwell Field

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 45 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

UPDATE: The team unveiled a new logo and color scheme that will be unveiled in the 2017 season. The new color scheme will feature a blue and green color combination. Additionally, a modernized Hillcat head will be the centerpiece of the identity, surrounded by the seven hills of the city. The team will also have a leaping Hillcat and new L-shaped paw as secondary logos. The Hillcats also announced in 2017, that Calvin Falwell Field would be dog friendly, allowing Dogs to enter for every single Hillcats game.

NAMING RIGHTS: The ballpark was named in honor of Calvin Falwell, former President of the Lynchburg Baseball Corp.

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 Facility Financing: $10 million publicly funded from city and county hospitality tax revenues and $2 million privately funded from the ownership group. Facility Website

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: Potomac Nationals

Affiliate: Washington Nationals (2005) Principal Owner: Art Silber Team Website TWITTER: @PNats42

Stadium: G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium

UPDATE: The Potomac Nationals are working with Prince William County to build a new stadium that will be paid for by Art Silber and is expected to cost $35 million. The state would be asked to cover the $15 million cost of building a nearby parking garage. Silber also expects there to be a $15 million naming rights agreement for the new stadium.

The Board of Supervisors voted in April, 2017, to spend $200,000 for a financial impact study on the new ballpark and parking garage.

NAMING RIGHTS: The ballpark was originally named Davis Ford Park, then renamed Prince William County Stadium, and finally, in 1995, named G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium. Pfitzner was influential in moving the team from Alexandria to Prince William County.

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Salem Red Sox reached a naming right deal with Haley Automotive group and added a new 36-foot wide videoboard as well as improved facilities and in-game entertainment.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 47 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

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.

Team: Winston-Salem Dash

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

Stadium: BB&T Ballpark 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: In 2017, the Dash extended the nets at BB&T Ballpark to the ends of the dugouts, thus improving fan safety at Dash games. The new net is more than 50 percent thinner than the previous one, thus enhancing the viewing experience for fans that sit in Sections 109-113. The extended netting will also fully cover Sections 107, 108, 114 and 115 and partially cover Sections 106 and 116.

The Dash also teamed with Sharp Business Systems in 2017 to install a Video Wall inside the Flow Club, the VIP season-ticket holder area at BB&T Ballpark. The Video Wall consists of four 60” monitors mounted in a two-by-two formation that allows for an array of viewing options. These four screens can be merged to display something on the entire Video Wall. An 80” Touch Screen is also now present in the Flow Club.

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.

Team: Bradenton Marauders

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

Stadium: LECOM Park Date Built: 1923 (renovated in 2013) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.002 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, McKechnie Field became LECOM Park.

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: Florida Fire Frogs

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (2017) Principal Owner: Central Florida Minor League Baseball Team Website TWITTER: @FireFrogsBB

Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Date Built: 1985 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In late 2016, the Brevard County Manatees team moved to Osceola County Stadiumand signed a three-year lease that will run through the 2020 season. After the move, the team was renamed the Florida Fire Frogs and became affiliated with the Atlanta Braves.

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

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): $30 Facility Financing: Public-private partnership that included the State of Florida, Pinellas County, the City of Clearwater, and the Phillies Facility Website

UPDATE: Bright House Networks Field became Spectrum Field in 2017 due to the acquisition of Bright House Networks by Charter Communications in 2016.

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.

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

Stadium: Radiology Associates Field 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: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium Date Built: 1990 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2.4 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The city of Dunedin and the Blue Jays have begun confidential negotiations for new or renovated facilities. Despite displeasure with the facilities, the Blue Jays have pledged to remain in Dunedin until their contract expires in December 2017.

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.

Affiliate: Minnesota Twins (1992) Principal Owner: Jason Hochberg (SJS Beacon) Team Website TWITTER: @MiracleBaseball

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the team unveiled a commemorative logo for the team’s 25th anniversary. During the upcoming season the team will give fans multiple promotions to honor the anniversary.

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.

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

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

UPDATE: Before the start of the 2017 season, Tiger Town and Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium will have undergone a $40 million facelift with construction happening throughout 2016. The Tigers, the state of Florida, and the City of Lakeland and Polk County will jointly finance the 15-month project.

The Flying Tiger’s training facilities will be converted into administrative offices. There will be a new clubhouse and weight room and the training facility will now have state of the art hydrotherapy pools. A new year round restaurant will be installed, new seats in left field, a walkway will be constructed around the entire complex, an air-conditioned stadium club will be added, and a covered party area will be installed.

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

Team: St. Lucie Mets

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

Stadium: First Data Field 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

UPDATE: In February 2017, Tradition field became First Data Field.

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.

Team: Tampa Yankees

Affiliate: New York Yankees (1994) Principal Owner: Hank and Hal Steinbrenner (New York Yankees) Team Website TWITTER: @TampaYankees

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Tampa Yankees made extensive additions to Steinbrenner Field. In a nutshell the Yankees added plenty of selfie spots in this ballpark, including a cap logo in the right-field corner and two numbers – 2 (Derek Jeter) and 15 (Thurman Munson) – in the outfield concourse and all new seating areas. The Tampa Yankees also added a small alternative entrance to expand into what many fans will experience as the main entrance to the ballpark. They improved their concourse area to make it a 360-degree concourse. There are now a series of individual and group seating areas, including reserved seating at a drink rail from each corner to the batters eye. There are two-story structures in each corner. In right field, the old group seating area has been replaced by a large canopied bar and an abundance of four tops, leading down to rows of food rails and reserved chairs.

The Yankees also spruced up their grandstand entry tunnels as they now feature graphics focusing on Yankee history.

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.

MIDWEST LEAGUE (A)

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 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

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: Stuart Katzoff, Jerry Katzoff, and Herb Simon (Manhattan Capital Sports Acquisition) Team Website TWITTER: @BGHotRods

Stadium: Bowling Green Ballpark Date Built: 2009 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25 Facility Financing: 100% publicly financed through city-issued general obligation bonds. Facility Website

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

Affiliate: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013) Principal Owner: Burlington Baseball Association 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

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.

Affiliate: Seattle Mariners (2009) Principal Owner: Community-owned Team Website TWITTER: @LumberKings

Stadium: Ashford University Field Date Built: 1937 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $0.15 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Riverview Stadium. In 2002, the stadium was renamed Alliant Energy Field after Alliant Energy entered into a ten-year, $450,000 naming rights deal with the City of Clinton. Ashford University then bought the naming rights to the stadium in 2011 for three years. The deal with Ashford University was extended for another four years at the end of the 2014 season and now runs through the 2018 season.

Team: Dayton Dragons

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (2000) 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: Fifth Third Field Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23.5 Facility Financing: Financed by the City of Dayton and the Mandalay Sports Group Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, The team upgraded its "Dragons Lair" section of its 7,230-seat stadium. The team improved flooring, furniture and amenities, and is now offering a new kind of ticket including a buffet and souvenirs, as well as the options for a beer and wine bar. The space will also have a new deck built.

The Dragons Layer — encompassing sections 120 to 122 in left field behind third base and under the main scoreboard — often hosts big groups and corporate outings at the field during the summer. The site was renamed the AZEK Dragons Lair thanks to the deal to highlight the company's line of fast-assembly decking products.

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 57 NAMING RIGHTS: Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank purchased the naming rights to the Dragons' home stadium in 1999 for twenty years, totaling $4.3 million.

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

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Loons replaced the sod on the field for the first time in ten years.

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.

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

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.

Team: Lake County Captains

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): $20 Facility Financing: 100% publicly financed by the City of Eastlake. Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the Captains added a new HD video board that measures 22' tall by 50.5' wide and features 1,109 square feet of HD video capability.

The Captains also made significant upgrades in the operations booth of the ballpark, including a new operating system and hardware to operate the video board. The new system from Click Effects enables the video board screen to be partitioned into different sections, allowing for flexibility to show fans more game information, real-time statistics, headshots and advertisements on the board throughout the game.

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.

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: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the Lugnuts added new caps and new jersey combinations with a revamped logo. This is the first time since 2004 that the Lugnuts have made a change.

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.

Team: Peoria Chiefs

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): $19.5 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.

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2013) Principal Owner: Dave Heller and Bob Herrfeldt (Main Street Iowa) Team Website TWITTER: @QCRiverBandits

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the stadium will include LED lights. The alderman will discuss a three year no interest loan for the LED lights.

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

Stadium: Four Winds Field at Stanley Coveleski Stadium Date Built: 1987 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The team has updated the food experience for fans at the stadium. Among the new food creations are an Irish theme Bangers and Mash sandwich, root beer floats, and gluten-free options. Additionally, the team set a franchise attendance record for opening day in 2017.

In June 2017, Four Winds Field was voted Ballparkdigest.com’s 2017 best Single A Ballpark.

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.

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: In 2017, the team rolled out some new food concessions at the stadium. Fans will be able to get either Belgian waffle or grilled cheese sandwiches as buns for their sandwiches. In May 2017, the Timber Rattlers unveiled the Potawatomi Party Deck. The Party Deck includes three cabanas, two for use by Party Deck ticket holders and one used for food service. The two cabanas for ticket holders has outdoor patio furniture to allow fans to find shade during the day. The area also includes eight bistro tables with seating for four at each table and a drink rail along the outfield wall with 40 seats. The all-inclusive area features a menu that is a little bit different from the rest of the ballpark. This menu features street tacos, nachos, refried beans, and additional fixings like guacamole and salsa. Seating is available for both individuals and groups with room for up to 72 guests on the Party Deck.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 62 Timber Rattlers reached a ten-year field naming rights agreement for Fox Cities Stadium with the Neuroscience Group.

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE (A)

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 Rockies and the Asheville Tourists announced that they would extend their partnership through the 2018 season. The relationship began in 1994 and is the longest between any Major league team and current affiliate in the South Atlantic League.

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: Lake Olmstead Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $3 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The biggest part of the plans for the new stadium, known as “Project Jackson” were finalized and approved by officials in early 2017. Construction on the new stadium has been in the works for several years and is planned to open in 2018.

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

Affiliate: New York Yankees (2005) Principal Owner: Marvin Goldklang (Goldklang Group, LP) Team Website TWITTER: @ChasRiverDogs

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

UPDATE: During the off-season, the team made upgrades to their stadium, including the addition of a 6,000-square-foot Riley Park Club, which will extend from the press box down the first base line. The club level overlooks the Ashely River wetlands.

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: Spirit Communications Park Date Built: 2016 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $37 Facility Financing: 81% publicly financed and19% 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.

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 64 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $10 Facility Financing: 24% publicly financed and 76% privately financed Facility Website

UPDATE: The stadium underwent extensive renovations in 2017. The 21 year old stadium was upgraded to include new seating, cup holders at each seat, padded seats in luxury levels, and waterproofing to the upper reserved section. Along with new seats, the stadium got a new LED video board and a new scoreboard.

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: Miami Marlins (2003) 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): 22.6 Facility Financing: 100% privately funded by the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation Facility Website

UPDATE: The ballpark’s name changed to First National Bank Field in 2017.

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.

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): $20 Facility Financing: 100% privately funded by the team’s ownership group

UPDATE: In 2017, the stadium unveiled $10 million of stadium renovations to fans. The front offices and condos will be relocated to behind the field. The upgrades also include new marquee signs, bathrooms, food and beverage stations, 100 seats to the Green Monster, an upper deck to the third base side, an awning on the roof of the Field House, and a statue and ticket pick-up area at the South Main Street Entrance.

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): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The improvements and renovations in 2017 included new center field wall pads that feature the Hagerstown Suns logo printed on them, a brand new infield playing surface built during the off season, the fences in-front of the dugouts were reconfigured for safety reasons, and new lights were added and the helmet/bat racks were refurbished.

Also both home and away clubhouses received a face lift.

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

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 Intimidators

Affiliate: Chicago White Sox (2001) Principal Owner: Reese Smith III (Smith Family Baseball Inc.) Team Website TWITTER: @Intimidators

Stadium: Intimidators Stadium Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6.8 Facility Financing: Publicly financed by Rowan County and the City of Kannapolis Facility Website

UPDATE: The designs for a new downtown ballpark was approved in January 2017, by the Kannapolis City Council. The new ballpark is part of a plan to renovate and transform the downtown area and will include seat 5,800, outfield bar, eight suites, and a team store. The $37 million funding for the ballpark is still to be decided. The ballpark may be ready by either the 2019 or 2020 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was originally named Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. In April 2012, Carolina Medical Center NorthEast bought the naming rights to the stadium. The terms of the five-year deal have not been released. The facility has dropped the CMC-NorthEast Stadium title and no used Intimidator Stadium. Details of the change were not available.

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: On July 27, 2017, the Shore Town Baseball group acquired the operating interest of the Lakewood BlueClaws.

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: William H. Shea, Jr. (Ivy Walls Management Company, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @LexingtonLegend

Stadium: Whitaker Bank Ballpark Date Built: 2001 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $13.5 Facility Financing: 100% privately financed Facility Website

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.

Affiliate: Atlanta Braves (2003) Principal Owner: Atlanta Braves Team Website TWITTER: @TheRomeBraves

Stadium: State Mutual Stadium Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $16 Facility Financing: $15 million from a Floyd County 1% special purpose tax increase and $1 million from the Braves Facility Website

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.

Team: West Virginia Power

Affiliate: Pittsburg Pirates (2009) Principal Owner: Tim Wilcox (West Virginia Baseball, LLC) Team Website TWITTER: @wv_power

Stadium: Appalachian Power Park Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $23 Facility Financing: 78% public, 22% private Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017, the team agreed to a two-year broadcasting deal with LM Communications. As part of the deal, the team’s 140 games will be aired on two stations, WJYP and WMON. At Appalachian Power Park, the team added a Smartvision video board that is roughly 28 feet tall by 35 feet wide. The Smartvision video board features 16mm True Pixel Technology with over 350,000 pixels, which is nearly double the previous pixel display. It is brighter and provides greater clarity at any time of the day or night with high resolution images than before.

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. (Ripken Baseball) 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: In 2017, the Iron Birds added new handrails and concrete to enhance fan safety throughout the stadium concourse, extended state-of-the-art backstop netting to protect fans covering an additional eight seating sections (787 additional seats) and installation of a new high-definition 1,500 square foot video board and left field line score.

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 Owned Non-profit Baseball Association Team Website TWITTER: @Doubledays

Stadium: Leo A. Pinckney Field at Falcon Park 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: Rochester Community Baseball Team Website TWITTER: @BataviaMuckdogs

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

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

Team: Brooklyn Cyclones

Affiliate: New York Mets (2001) Principal Owner: Fred Wilpon (New York Mets) Team Website TWITTER: @BKCyclones

Stadium: MCU Park Date Built: 2001 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $39 Facility Financing: N/A 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: Connecticut Tigers

Affiliate: Detroit Tigers (1999) Principal Owner: Oneonta Athletic Corp. Team Website TWITTER: @thecttigers

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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 71 the Norwich Community Development Corporation, $500,000 was received from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and the team added $400,000. Facility Website

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

Team: Hudson Valley Renegades

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

Stadium: Dutchess Stadium Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $8.3 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The updates in 2017 are a brand-new high-definition videoboard and sound system, new backstop netting now extends to the ends of both dugouts, upgraded restrooms, upgraded sky suites with new control panels and sound speakers for the audio play-by-play as well as the in-game public address system.

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

UPDATE: After 20-years of ownership, Dave Heller became the new owner of the team. In 2017, the owner announced new logos and branding for the team. The team’s mascot, the Canaligator, will become the prime part of branding and the colors and lettering will more closely resemble their affiliate, the Boston Red Sox. The team also extended their lease with the city of Lowell signing a ten-year lease in June 2017. In addition to securing the team's future in the city of Lowell, the new lease also provides for necessary facility upgrades to LeLacheur

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 72 Park. Plans for renovation includes a new playing surface, the installation of new energy- efficient LED field lights, a new two-tiered party deck area in the right field, and many more big plans.

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

UPDATE: The team recently extended its long-term player-development contract with the Cleveland Indians to run through the 2018 season.

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

Team: State College Spikes

Affiliate: St. Louis Cardinals (2013) Principal Owner: Chuck Greenberg (Greenberg Sports Group) 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.

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

Stadium: Richmond County Bank Ballpark Date Built: 2001 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $29 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: Despite considerations to rebrand, the team has decided to forego any name changes for the upcoming 2017 season.

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.

Tri-City ValleyCats

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2001) Principal Owner: William Gladstone 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

UPDATE: The team announced that it was extending the player-development contract with the Astros through the 2018 season. In addition, the team hosted the 2017 NY-Penn League All-Star Game.

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

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.

Team: West Virginia Black Bears

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 Team Website TWITTER: @crosscutters

Stadium: BB & T Ballpark Date Built: 1923 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $.075 Facility Financing: The stadium was privately financed. Facility Website

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 75 UPDATE: Among the upgrades in 2017 are seating changes, expanded netting, and new dugouts. The lower seats will be redesigned to be wider and feature cup-holders, the dugouts will be relocated and expanded. Additionally, new state-of-the-art netting are vertical (instead of connected to the stadium roof) and will be stronger and thinner, thus allowing maximum visibility and safety for fans.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2014, Susquehanna Bank and the City of Williamsport agreed on a five- year naming-rights contract.

NORTHWEST LEAGUE (A-SHORT SEASON)

Team: Boise Hawks

Affiliate: Colorado Rockies (2015) Principal Owner: Jeff Eiseman 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

UPDATE: In 2017, a plan for a new ballpark has emerged after the team indicated it is looking to buy downtown land. The plan allows 5,000 fans and could also be used to host professional soccer. The stadium would cost an estimated $41 million and the team would lease the stadium from the eventual owner.

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

Team: Eugene Emeralds

Affiliate: Chicago Cubs (2015) Principal Owner: 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

© Copyright 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 76 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: Everett Memorial Stadium Date Built: 1984 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

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

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

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the Hops debuted a new right field 16mm ribbon display measuring 109’ wide x 6’ high just in time to host the 2017 All-Star game.

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.

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.

Team: Spokane Indians

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

Stadium: Avista Stadium Date Built: 1958 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $.534 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, Hoshino Dreams Corp., Brent Miles 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 Facility Website

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

APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE)

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): N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: In 2017 the name of the field was updated to add at Peters Park. Charles and Dafney Peters helped finance many of the ongoing changes to the ballpark, making them a fitting choice to be honored by the Blue Jays.

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming rights in place for the facility.

Affiliate: Pittsburg 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

UPDATE: A report on new stadium locations revealed three possibilities for relocation. The current stadium is nearly 50-years old and would need major repairs and has no room for expansion. A new stadium is estimated to cost $15-$17 million.

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: Miles Wolff Team Website TWITTER: @BRoyalsKC

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

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

Team: Danville Braves

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

Stadium: Legion Field Date Built: 1993

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: City of Elizabethton. Team Website TWITTER: @ETwinsBaseball

Stadium: Joe O’Brien Field Date Built: 1974 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $.125 Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

UPDATE: The Elizabethton City Council approved $1.5 million in spending on Joe O’Brien Field upgrades, as the city works to retain the Elizabethton Twins. The upgrades, as proposed by the team and the Appalachian League, would conform Joe O’Brien Field to MiLB facilities standards.

NAMING RIGHTS: Details of any naming rights for the stadium were unavailable.

Team: Greeneville Astros

Affiliate: Houston Astros (2004) Principal Owner: Houston Astros Team Website TWITTER: @GvilleAstros

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.

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

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

UPDATE: In 2017, the stadium will receive several upgrades. First, a party deck will be constructed along the third baseline and will seat 200 people with a bar featuring local beers. The locker rooms have also been renovated. A synthetic grass infield will also be installed after the 2016 season. The renovations cost $450,000 and were financed by the local owner, Boyd Sports. Although the St. Louis Cardinals own the team, they do not manage local operations. In 2016, the City Commission voted to award a 10-year lease to Cardinal Park to Boyd Sports.

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.

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

UPDATE: In 2017, The Yankees expanded their upper concourse and added new covered seating area for fans. Also Additional general admission seating was installed. The playing field also was updated after bermuda grass was installed along with an irrigation system. In addition to enhancing the fan experience as well as improving the playing surface, new office space was built for Pulaski Yankees front office staff.

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

Team: Billings Mustangs

Affiliate: Cincinnati Reds (1974) Principal Owner: Dave Heller and Bob Herrfeldt Team Website TWITTER: @Mustangs

Stadium: Dehler Park Date Built: 2008 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $12.8 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

UPDATE: The team will host the 2018 Pioneer League-Northwest League All-Star Game.

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 2017, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 84 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: Helena Brewers

Affiliate: Milwaukee Brewers (2003) Principal Owner: D. G. Elmore Team Website TWITTER: @helenabrewers

Stadium: Kindrick Field Date Built: 1932 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $.0015 Facility Financing: The $1,500 cost of the stadium came from private funds, but the community donated time and materials to the construction as well. Facility Website

UPDATE: In June 2017, it was announced the team will relocate to Colorado Spring, Colorado in 2019.

NAMING RIGHTS: The field is currently named after former Legion leader Ace Kindrick.

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

UPDATE: The team extended their player development contract with the Royals to run through the 2018 season.

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

Team: Missoula Osprey

Affiliate: Arizona Diamondbacks (1999) Principal Owner: Mountain Baseball, LLC. Team Website TWITTER: @ospreybaseball

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 extended their player development contract with the Diamondbacks through the 2020 season.

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.

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

Stadium: Home of the Owlz (Brent Brown Ballpark) Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6 Facility Financing: Publically funded by Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) through a Utah County issued bond. Facility Website

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium is located on the campus of Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University). Brent Brown and his family own a local auto dealership and pledged $1 million over ten years starting in 2007 for the naming rights. Despite the naming rights attached with the stadium, the Orem Owlz refer to it as the “Home of the Owlz.”

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE) *Games are played on team complex fields

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

Principal Owner: Oakland Athletics Complex: Fitch Park Team Website Facility Website: N/A

Team: AZL Brewers

Principal Owner: Milwaukee Brewers Complex: Maryvale Baseball Park Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Cubs

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

Team: AZL Diamondbacks

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

Team: AZL Dodgers

Principal Owner: Los Angeles Dodgers Complex: Camelback Ranch - Glendale Team Website Facility Website

Team: AZL Giants

Principal Owner: San Francisco Giants Complex: Giants Baseball Complex Team Website Facility Website: N/A

Team: AZL Indians

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

Team: AZL Mariners

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

Principal Owner: San Diego Padres Complex: Peoria Sports Complex Team Website 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: Papago Park Baseball Complex Team Website Facility Website: N/A

Team: AZL White Sox

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

GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE) *Games are played on team complex fields

Team: GCL Astros

Principal Owner: Houston Astros Complex: The 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: ESPN Wide World of Sports Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Cardinals

Principal Owner: St. Louis Cardinals Complex: Cardinals Complex (at Roger Dean Stadium) Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Marlins

Principal Owner: Miami Marlins Complex: Marlins Complex (at Roger Dean 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: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Team Website Facility Website

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

Team: GCL Phillies

Principal Owner: Philadelphia Phillies Complex: Spectrum Field Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Pirates

Principal Owner: Pittsburgh Pirates Complex: Pirate City Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Rays

Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Complex: Charlotte Sports Park Team Website Facility Website

Team: GCL Red Sox

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

Principal Owner: Detroit Tigers Complex: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium Team Website (Tigers 1) Team Website (Tigers 2) Facility Website

Team: GCL Twins

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

Team: GCL Yankees 1 & 2

Principal Owner: New York Yankees Complex: Himes Complex Team Website (Yankees 1) Team Website (Yankees 2) Facility Website: N/A

***NON-DOMESTIC AFFILIATED LEAGUES***

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE) *Games are played on team complex fields

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