A stage for all seasons: Proposed MLB park in SLC could hold all kinds of events
Supporters of bringing big league baseball say ballpark could host football games, concerts, rodeo. In 2016, Fenway Park built a 140-foot jump in centerfield sloping down to home plate for a ski and snowboard big air contest. In 2019, SunTrust Park (now Truist Field) brought in 800,000 tons of artificial snow for another big air […]
Salt Lake City neighborhood ready to be home base for MLB development
Things are changing just west of downtown Salt Lake City. As new housing units and businesses take shape on North Temple, greater plans are in the works that would give the area an entirely new look. Late last year, Rocky Mountain Power and the Larry H. Miller company announced plans to redevelop 100 acres of land […]
Lawmakers to consider resolution supporting MLB in Utah
Resolution says baseball would be economic, cultural boon to Salt Lake City and the state. John Kinsella might take issue with an assertion Utah lawmakers make in a resolution supporting efforts to bring a Major League Baseball team to Salt Lake City. As the ghost of John Kinsella and Ray Kinsella stroll across the diamond […]
The Larry H. Miller Company Makes Headlines for Sports in Utah
Kicking off the new year, Brian Preece of KSL Sports recapped his most important Utah sports stories of 2023. Headlines ranging from basketball to rugby to baseball illustrated a shifting sports landscape in the Beehive State. Notably, the Larry H. Miller Company played a pivotal role in multiple referenced developments. The digital producer […]
Political leaders and everyday Utahns are united behind the Power District as the ideal MLB stadium site
On Wednesday, December 20, Steve Starks, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Company, joined DJ and PK on KSL Sports Zone to discuss the steps that Big League Utah is taking to position the Beehive State as the “Future of America’s Pastime.” Starks explained that since Big League Utah launched last summer, Salt Lake City […]
Big League Utah Names Advisory Board Members and Intent to Form Foundation to Support West Side Community
“Utah has the ingredients for an MLB team, including a ready market, a proven and focused ownership group, a shovel-ready site at the Power District, and a bi-partisan coalition.”– Gov. Spencer Cox Big League Utah, the broad-based coalition united to position Salt Lake City, Utah as a Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion market, announced the […]
What would a Major League Baseball team bring to Salt Lake City and you?
“We have a generational opportunity to invest in the west side and to connect our city in a positive way.”– Steve Starks In a recent article from the Salt Lake Tribune, Gordon Monson gave an update on Big League Utah’s efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Salt Lake City. Monson writes that Big League […]
What should a Utah MLB stadium look like? Coalition launches new survey seeking ideas – KSL
KSL’s Carter Williams details the recently launched Big League Utah stadium survey. SALT LAKE CITY — The coalition behind Utah’s attempt to bring in a Major League Baseball team launched a new online survey Tuesday, seeking more feedback on what a possible new stadium should look like if it does land a team in the near […]