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New leadership, plans coming together for 'revitalization' around Utah State Fairpark
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 25 - 3:06 p.m.
A new director has been hired to oversee the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District while initial plans for the district are coming together.
Here's where Utah's hopes to get a Major League Baseball team stand
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 24 - 12:05 p.m.
Now that the Salt Lake Bees have played their last game at Smith's Ballpark, Salt Lake City is without professional baseball for the first time in decades. But that void could be filled.
'Baseball fiesta' featuring Mexican clubs planned for Smith's Ballpark's 'last hurrah'
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 23 - 8:31 p.m.
"Béisbol en Salt Lake," a two-day "baseball fiesta," will bring in two teams from Mexico to Smith's Ballpark in October for what could be the final games ever played at the stadium.
Bees' new Daybreak stadium gets a name, will seat more than previously announced
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 30 - 10:51 a.m.
The Salt Lake Bees' parent owner released new renderings and details about the new stadium set to open in 2025.
Utah leaders back how sports arenas and other projects are being funded
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 4:05 p.m.
The mechanisms set up to pay for projects could erode the state's tax base, according to the chairman of the Utah State Tax Commission, but state leaders disagree.
A's to make interim home in Sacramento, affirming Bees' 2025 move to Daybreak
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 4 - 10:59 a.m.
The Oakland A's will play in Sacramento next year, setting off a chain reaction in Utah.
Cox signs bills for major league stadiums in Salt Lake City
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted March 19 - 5:17 p.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed two bills to create the framework for a new ballpark and new arena in Salt Lake City.
Utah passed bills for 2 new major league stadiums in Salt Lake City. Now what?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted March 14 - 2:12 p.m.
Utah lawmakers passed a pair of high-profile bills this year that set up the framework to build a new ballpark and a new arena. Here's what could happen next.
Utah Legislature approves 'milestone' bill creating Fairpark district, MLB stadium framework
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 28 - 3:13 p.m.
A bill setting up state funds for a possible stadium passed the Utah Legislature Wednesday.
Utah Senate passes potential NBA/NHL arena bill; House passes MLB stadium bill
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 27 - 10:00 p.m.
A pair of bills that set up the framework to construct new major sports stadiums in Salt Lake City are now both halfway toward completion.
These are the biggest unresolved issues as Utah lawmakers enter last week of session
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 24 - 9:02 p.m.
Utah lawmakers will tackle possible tax cuts, social media regulations and funding for professional sports stadiums during the last week of the 2024 general session.
Utah lawmakers advance bill setting up Fairpark district, potential $1.8B MLB ballpark
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 23 - 1:04 p.m.
A bill that sets up the framework to finance a potential Major League Baseball stadium in Salt Lake City cleared the fence in its first legislative at-bat.
Are Utah's chances at making a temporary home for the A's fading?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 22 - 12:41 p.m.
Several reports over the past week seem to indicate that the Oakland Athletics are leaning toward an extension in California before moving to Vegas. Here's a recap of it all.
An MLB stadium in Salt Lake City would cost taxpayers at least $900M
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 21 - 10:04 p.m.
State lawmakers will consider creating a board with taxing authority to generate at least $900 million for construction of a Major League Baseball stadium in the Fairpark neighborhood as part of a massive mixed-use development.
Miller Company pledges $3.5B toward Salt Lake development, possible MLB stadium
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 15 - 12:15 p.m.
Larry H. Miller Company officials announced Thursday that they plan to invest at least $3.5 billion toward the Power District project in Salt Lake City.
Is this when Utah could get an MLB team? Commissioner offers expansion timelines
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 8 - 6:32 p.m.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred offered a bit of a broad timeline of when he would like the league to add two new teams.
Las Vegas mayor says A's should stay in Oakland on podcast, later walks back comment
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 6 - 4:13 p.m.
The Las Vegas mayor appeared to cast doubt about the A's move during a podcast uploaded on Tuesday.
Legislature passes resolution supporting Utah's MLB bid; Portland reveals big plans
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 31 - 5:03 p.m.
Utah's play to snag a Major League Baseball team received a boost from state lawmakers as the competition among cities heats up.
Could Salt Lake City or Daybreak stadiums be the A's 'temporary' home?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 19 - 3:30 p.m.
Major League Baseball could come to Utah much earlier than anyone anticipated, according to reports.
Could Olympics spark MLB, NHL and more for Utah? These experts believe so
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 12 - 9:26 p.m.
Some of Utah's biggest sports leaders gathered Friday to discuss the future of sports in Utah, which they say is growing in different ways because of the Winter Olympics.
How a Utah coalition is taking a page from Olympics playbook in effort to woo MLB
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 20 - 7:01 a.m.
Big League Utah is creating two new advisory boards that seek to highlight a unique blend of collaboration and unity in their effort to attract a MLB expansion team.
Salt Lake City is the preferred 2034 Olympics host. What will it look like by then?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 9:02 p.m.
Salt Lake City isn't just growing, it's evolving into something new. City leaders and downtown experts offer a look at what it might look like in the next decade.
Oakland is losing the A's, but its new B's will spark big changes for Pioneer League
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 28 - 11:13 a.m.
Baseball isn't leaving Oakland even if Major League Baseball is, and it gives the Ogden Raptors a new team to play.
A's relocation to Las Vegas approved; Oakland joins list of cities vying for expansion team
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 1:37 p.m.
It's now official: The Oakland Athletics are moving to Vegas, the last domino that needed to fall before MLB explores any possible expansion.
