Plans announced for new minor league stadium, team in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Team could start playing in Spartanburg as early as 2025 Minor League Baseball season
A new ballpark is planned in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and would house a minor league baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The city announced on Tuesday that the stadium will be the future home of a team currently playing as Down East Wood Ducks. in Kinston, North Carolina. This project is a partnership between the City of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, the State of South Carolina, OneSpartanburg Inc., The Johnson Group, and Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select baseball clubs. minor league affiliates of Major League Baseball (MLB), which recently announced the acquisition of the Down East Wood Ducks. Allen Smith, CEO of OneSpartanburg Inc., said plans have been in the works for three years. Smith said the stadium would be located on the land behind the AC Hotel. “This is a great day for Spartanburg,” said Jerome Rice, Mayor of the City of Spartanburg. “My City Council colleagues and I are thrilled to work with The Johnson Group and Diamond Baseball Holdings to bring this transformative vision to life. It will be great to bring Spartanburg-affiliated professional baseball back. white-collar office space and other world-class amenities, will make downtown Spartanburg an increasingly impactful economic engine for this region, benefiting all residents of our city and county. , rumbling heard in Charleston areaTeen SC fights mother who killed sister, saves another sister from drowning, sheriff says Shirtless man tries to pull woman in woods while exercising in SC Park, MPs say art stadium, developed by The Johnson Group, will be owned by the City of Spartanburg.Diamond Baseball Holdings is the club’s new majority owner and would lease the stadium from the City of Spartanburg. Robins & Morton would serve as the general contractor for the construction of the stadium. The team could start playing in Spartanburg as early as the 2025 Minor League Baseball season. . In addition to the stadium, the 16-acre mixed-use site in downtown Spartanburg would include multi-family housing, offices and entertainment options as part of a more than $250 million development. “The Texas Rangers look forward to working with DBH and The Johnson Group as they move forward on the stadium project in Spartanburg,” said Neil Leibman, President of Business Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Rangers. “We are thrilled to have our minor league affiliate in a terrific new facility over the next two years. At the same time, we would like to thank the City of Kinston for their tremendous support and assistance to the Wood Ducks franchise over the 2017. She has been a great partner during this run, and we will be working with DBH to explore options to keep baseball played at Grainger Stadium in the future.
A new ballpark is planned in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and would house a minor league baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers.
The city announced on Tuesday that the stadium will be the future home of a team currently playing as the Down East Wood Ducks in Kinston, North Carolina.
This project is a partnership between the City of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, the State of South Carolina, OneSpartanburg Inc., The Johnson Group, and Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select baseball clubs. minor league affiliates of Major League Baseball (MLB), which recently announced the acquisition of the Down East Wood Ducks.
Allen Smith, CEO of OneSpartanburg Inc., said plans have been in the works for three years.
Smith said the stadium would be located on the land behind the AC Hotel.
“This is a great day for Spartanburg,” said Jerome Rice, Mayor of the City of Spartanburg. “My City Council colleagues and I are thrilled to work with The Johnson Group and Diamond Baseball Holdings to bring this transformative vision to life. It will be great to bring professional baseball affiliated back to Spartanburg. Additional affordable family entertainment, coupled with white-collar office space and other world-class amenities, will make downtown Spartanburg an increasingly impactful economic engine for this region. This benefits all residents of our city and county.
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The proposed state-of-the-art stadium, developed by The Johnson Group, will be owned by the city of Spartanburg. Diamond Baseball Holdings is the club’s new majority owner and would lease the stadium from the city of Spartanburg. Robins & Morton would serve as the general contractor for the construction of the stadium. The team could start playing in Spartanburg as early as the 2025 Minor League Baseball season.
With 3,500 fixed seats and a club room of over 5,000 square feet, the new stadium would also serve as a year-round venue for public and private events. In addition to the stadium, the 16-acre mixed-use site in downtown Spartanburg would include multi-family housing, offices and entertainment options as part of a more than $250 million development.
“The Texas Rangers look forward to working with DBH and The Johnson Group as they move forward on the stadium project in Spartanburg,” said Neil Leibman, Texas Rangers president of business operations and chief operating officer. “We are excited to have our minor league affiliate in a terrific new facility within the next two years. At the same time, we would like to thank the City of Kinston for their tremendous support and assistance to the Wood Ducks franchise since 2017. They have been a great partner during this run, and we will work with DBH to explore options to keep baseball played at Grainger Stadium in the future.