McCormick funding plan meets MLB deadline; TDA, state money pending
A funding plan for the hefty $37.5 million McCormick Field renovation in Asheville met Major League Baseball's deadline. What's next?
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A funding plan for the hefty $37.5 million McCormick Field renovation in Asheville met Major League Baseball's deadline. What's next?
Asheville City Council voted March 14 to support funding for McCormick Stadium in order to bring it back to Major League Baseball compliance.
Asheville City Council voted March 14 to support funding for McCormick Stadium in order to bring it back to Major League Baseball compliance.
The Asheville Tourists (High-A; Sally League) and local municipalities are debating mandated McCormick Field updates, estimated to cost at least $30 million. McCormick Field is one of those classic Carolinas ballparks; it opened in 1924 and over the years hosted a slew of baseball greats, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson and Heinie Manush.
Readers ask about sidewalk that had to be redone on Sunset Parkway in North Asheville, and why the Asheville Tourists' infield looks so bad.