KGW 8
10/30/24
Portland City Council backs plan to build MLB stadium in South Waterfront
The approved resolution signals that Portland is serious about bringing a MLB team to the Rose City.
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KGW8
11/21/24
Mayor-elect Wilson on bringing MLB team to Portland: 'Confident it's down to us...
Wilson said he attended a recent meeting about bringing Major League Baseball to Portland, attended by about 120 people, including legislators and business leaders.
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KATU
10/24/24
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announces city's commitment to support an MLB team
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler gave his final State of the City address Thursday.
In one of his last major acts as mayor, he dropped a stunning announcement: setting the groundwork for Major League Baseball in Portland.
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The Oregonian
9/23/24
Portland Diamond Project says it has agreement for baseball stadium at South Wat...
The Portland Diamond Project has agreed on terms to buy property at Zidell Yards on the city’s South Waterfront, the organization’s leader told The Oregonian/OregonLive, marking a possible step forward for the at times haltin...
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Willamette Week
9/23/24
Portland Diamond Project In Late-Stage Talks to Buy Zidell Yards
The group has long sought to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland.
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KGW 8 News
9/24/24
'A big moment for Portland': Portland Diamond Project to buy Zidell Yards for po...
The Portland Diamond Project said the stadium will likely be built on the vacant piece of land between the Tilikum Crossing and the Ross Island Bridge.
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KOIN 6 News
10/3/24
Portland’s proposed MLB stadium could help Tilikum Crossing survive ‘The Big One...
Securing a Major League Baseball team could help Portland’s Tilikum Crossing survive the next big Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, one earthquake expert says
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Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano
6/29/23
Canzano: Portland poised for swing at MLB
It turns out the Portland Diamond Project has been doing a lot more than making T-shirts.
It has been making plans.
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The Oregonian
6/29/23
Portland mayor backs pitch to turn Lloyd Center into MLB ballpark; RedTail golf...
Mayor Ted Wheeler is throwing his weight behind the Portland Diamond Project’s latest proposal to turn the struggling Lloyd Center mall into a Major League Baseball stadium.
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The Athletic
1/17/23
MLB expansion: Portland continues to build buzz for baseball around town
As Major League Baseball looks toward the future, commissioner Rob Manfred has been open about his desire to eventually expand to 32 teams. While MLB needs to sort out the stadium situations with the A’s and Rays before they...
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Cubs Insider
1/26/21
Charlotte, Portland Look Like Leading Candidates for Inevitable MLB Expansion
If Major League Baseball would like to get an influx of cash to boost revenues in the wake of the pandemic, the quickest and easiest way is through expansion. All indications are that the league does intend to expand at some...
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The Athletic
1/25/21
What next for MLB expansion: Portland, Charlotte, even Vegas? Let’s check the da...
If you were Major League Baseball, and you had the power to put two major league franchises in cities that currently don’t have teams, where would you put them? How would you make the decision?
Back in 2018, commissioner Rob...
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KGW
7/24/20
Portland Diamond Project continues push to bring MLB to PDX during pandemic
As teams play ball, the Portland Diamond Project remains focused on Portland getting a Major League Baseball team.
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OPB
4/19/20
Could The Pandemic Be An Unlikely Boon For Portland’s Major League Baseball Ambi...
The bleachers are empty, the dugouts are bare: the novel coronavirus pandemic has shuttered sporting events across the country this spring, from the stadiums of the major leagues to corner lot pick-up games.
But what if th...
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The Scanner News
2/14/20
A Celebration of Portland’s Role in the Negro Leagues to be Held Thursday, Feb....
In celebration of Black History Month and the 100th anniversary of Negro League Baseball in America, the Portland Diamond Project invites you to attend an evening of storytelling with Artie Wilson II, son of Negro Leagues sta...
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NBC Sports Northwest
2/11/20
Portland Diamond Project secures new home for the 1921 Jantzen Beach Carousel
The Portland Diamond Project has partnered with Restore Oregon to secure a new home for the 1921 Jantzen Beach Carousel, they announced Tuesday afternoon via their Twitter.
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NBC Sports Northwest
1/5/20
Darwin Barney named manager of the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A minor league team
Darwin Barney isn't done with professional baseball just yet.
The former-Oregon State Beaver has been named manager of the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A minor league team, according to a team release.
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Yahoo! Sports
12/4/19
Tampa Bay/Montreal deal stalled... what it could mean for MLB to Portland
On Wednesday, it was revealed that negotiations stalled to split the Tampa Bay Rays home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Now, the organization has decided to honor their agreement with Tropicana Field and remain in Flor...
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Willamette Week
11/27/19
The Portland Diamond Project Will Extend Due Diligence on Port Property For Six...
The Portland Diamond Project announced today that it will extend its due diligence period at the Port of Portland's Terminal 2 for another six months.
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Daily Chicago Sports Tab
11/20/19
The 5 Best Potential Expansion Homes For MLB
So, if MLB expands - or relocates the Rays - where should they consider for a team?
Here are my five best locations for the next MLB team.
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KOIN
10/22/19
Portland Diamond Project hosts World Series watch party
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There may not be a Major League Baseball team in Portland yet but that doesn’t mean there aren’t baseball fans.
The Portland Diamond Project is catering to those fans by hosting a watch party for th...
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Portland Mercury
9/26/19
Can the People Wanting to Bring Major League Baseball to Portland Succeed Where...
Terminal 2 is bleak.
On a wet, gray, late-summer morning, the 45-acre property owned by the Port of Portland—just north of downtown—feels desolate. The hulking cranes are immobile. A massive metal storage building appears,...
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Ballpark Digest
7/31/19
Agreement Allows Portland Ballpark Workers to Unionize
Portland Diamond Project, the group hoping to land a Major League Baseball team with a new ballpark, has signed an agreement that effectively allows future ballpark workers to unionize.
The Portland Diamond Project is lea...
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Willamette Week
7/29/19
Portland Baseball Backers Pledge to Use Union Workers at a Possible Stadium
In a press conference today, the Portland Diamond Project signed a labor peace agreement that will allow workers at a potential stadium to be union workers.
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NBC16
7/23/19
Portland Diamond Project looks to spread love for baseball across Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon is currently home to three minor league baseball teams, but the state never has been able to secure a franchise from Major League Baseball.
The Portland Diamond Project wants to change that, and is sp...
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The Register-Guard
7/19/19
Portland Diamond Project seeks statewide support to lure Major League Baseball
The Portland Diamond Project is expanding its base.
“There are 36 counties in Oregon, so part of our effort is to make sure we reach out to local communities throughout the state,” said Johnell Bell, executive director of...
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CBS Sports
7/17/19
The business behind MLB expansion: Portland, Montreal and Raleigh taking differe...
In the late 1960s, Major League Baseball had more blemishes than it could cover, including dwindling crowds, sluggish play and a broad sense from all quarters the game used to be better. As a remedy, baseball turned to its fa...
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Bridgeliner
6/24/19
The MLB-to-Portland Petition Has 35,000+ Signatures. So What’s Next?
It’s been nearly two years since the Portland Diamond Project first started hatching its plan to bring pro baseball to Portland, and the movement is starting to pick up steam.
The celebrity duo of Russell Wilson and Ciara...
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CBS Sports
6/17/19
The business behind MLB expansion: Portland, Montreal and Raleigh taking differe...
In the late 1960s, Major League Baseball had more blemishes than it could cover, including dwindling crowds, sluggish play and a broad sense from all quarters the game used to be better. As a remedy, baseball turned to its fa...
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Seahawks.com
6/6/19
Thursday Round-Up: Russell Wilson Continues To Support Future MLB Franchise In P...
There’s a good chance that you’ve heard the buzz around the social media world that there has been a strong movement to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, Oregon. One of the supporters in this journey is our very own QB...
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NBC Sports Northwest
6/5/19
Russell Wilson takes over Portland Diamond Project Twitter to provide updates on...
Russell Wilson takes over Portland Diamond Project Twitter to provide updates on MLB to PDX originally appeared on nbcsportsnorthwest.com
When Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson isn't launching 53-yard bombs to Ty...
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Oregon Business
5/21/19
Baseball Investors Gear Up For Marketing Push
The plan to bring Major League Baseball to Oregon is rounding the bases, and its founder believes this summer is going to be a grand slam.
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Chicago Tribune
5/18/19
Darwin Barney is part of a group that wants an MLB team in Portland: 'I'd be in...
When you think of former athletes who moved into ownership roles after their careers ended, the names Michael Jordan, Mario Lemieux, Magic Johnson and Derek Jeter spring to mind.
Darwin Barney wants to join the club, though...
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The Oregonian
5/16/19
Canzano: MLB needs to solve -- or move on -- from Oakland, Tampa stadium messes
OAKLAND -- The baseball news flew under the cloud-cover of the NBA Playoff series here.
As if it didn’t matter.
As if both Western Conference Finals cities shouldn’t care.
The Oakland Port Commission voted unanimousl...
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Baseball America
5/7/19
Examining Portland As A Possible City For MLB Expansion
Portland has been part of the MLB expansion/relocation discussion since the early 2000s. This time around they have something they didn’t have before: financial commitments through the Portland Diamond Project spearheaded by...
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KOIN
4/10/19
MLB to Portland: 'This is going to happen'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Wednesday marks the Portland Diamond Project's 2-year anniversary...also known as PDP Day!
The project, an organized and community effort to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, has gained thou...
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The Portland Observer
4/3/19
Baseball Group Hires Team
Portland Diamond Project, the organization behind a push to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, has expanded its community engagement efforts by hiring a new team led by longtime African American community leader Johnell...
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DJC Oregon
3/19/19
Group still swinging for the fences
The possibility of Major League Baseball arriving in Portland has captured the imagination of many people in the region. Supporters were particularly excited when the group dedicated to the effort, the Portland Diamond Projec...
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Tampa Bay Times
3/15/19
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson invested in bringing MLB team to Portland
He might have been wearing his favorites team’s uniform Friday, but the All-Pro is a big backer of the Portland Diamond Project.
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NBC Sports Northwest
2/4/19
Portland Diamond Project Q&A: What's new with MLB to PDX
Craig Cheek, President and Managing Director of the Portland Diamond Project, took over the PDXDiamondProj's social media account on Monday to talk MLB to PDX.
Here’s a wrap-up of what Cheek, a former vice president at Ni...
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The Oregonian
2/2/19
Q&A: Diamond Project president reveals more details on baseball stadium, ticket...
The group pushing to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland has a busy few months ahead.
The Portland Diamond Project is finalizing its first face-to-face meeting with the league commissioner since the local backer...
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YAHOO! SPORTS
2/1/19
The MLB expansion could bring the Seattle vs. Portland I-5 rivalry to new height...
The MLB expansion could bring the Seattle vs. Portland I-5 rivalry to new heights originally appeared on nbcsportsnorthwest.com
If you have ever been to a San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game, you may...
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AXIOS
1/31/19
What MLB expansion might look like
There is a growing sense around Major League Baseball that the league will eventually expand from 30 to 32 teams, and Portland, Ore. has consistently been mentioned as a potential landing spot.
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FOX 12 Oregon
1/23/19
Former OSU baseball star on bringing the sport to Portland: 'We are in a good po...
He broke into the big leagues in 2010 and promptly won a gold glove award as the best defensive second basemen in the national league in his second full season.
Now, 33-year-old Southridge High and Oregon State University...
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Ballpark Digest
4/11/19
New Portland Ballpark Renderings Unveiled
New renderings of a proposed Portland Major League Baseball ballpark have been released by Portland Diamond Project, showing additional details on the facility.
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The Oregonian
11/8/18
Portland Diamond Project will announce preferred MLB stadium site by end of mont...
A lot of people are asking me about the latest news on the The Portland Diamond Project. The effort to bring Major League Baseball to Portland starts with a stadium, right?
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The Oregonian
9/21/17
Portland on short list to get a Major League Baseball team
Portland is on a short list of cities who could get a Major League Baseball team, according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred was at a news conference in Seattle on Wednesday when he received a question about when the...
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8/28/18
John Canzano's 2018 rankings of the Top 25 most influential people in Oregon spo...
No. 4: Portland Diamond Project
OK. This technically isn’t a person. It’s an entity. Still, when you announce that you intend to build a Major League Baseball ballpark and then take calculated steps that turn you into a legi...
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Oregonian - Jayson Stark
7/10/18
Portland Is No. 1 option for Major League Baseball Expansion
KGW
6/8/18
Ciara looks to join short list of female MLB owners
If she becomes an owner of Portland's MLB team, the pop star will break new ground as one of very few female owners in professional baseball.
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The Oregonian
6/2/18
Russell Wilson, Ciara pledge long-term support to bring MLB to Portland: 'We're...
Russell Wilson and Ciara take a selfie Saturday after holding a news conference in Northwest Portland to discuss their investments into the Portland Diamond Project's effort to land a Major League Baseball team.
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NBC Sports
6/4/18
One on one with the newest investors in the Portland Diamond Project: Russell Wi...
The Portland Diamond Project (PDP) added some big names to its investment group over the weekend. Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara joined the group as owners/inv...
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Seattle Times
6/1/18
Russell Wilson is trying to help bring Major League Baseball to Portland
The Seahawks QB and his wife Ciara are new investors in the Portland Diamond Project, a group hoping to lure MLB to the city. Wilson's agent says they will be "involved in the day-to-day" work.
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PDP Pressroom
6/1/18
Super Bowl Champ Russell Wilson And Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter Ciara...
Local management group Portland Diamond Project (PDP) today announced Super Bowl Champ Russell Wilson and Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ciara have signed on as owner/investors in PDP's campaign to bring a Major Leagu...
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PDP Pressroom
4/18/18
Portland Diamond Project Makes Offers For Two Properties In Central Portland For...
Anchored by a 32,000-Seat Ballpark, the Project Could Include Up to 8,000 Units of Workforce and Market-Rate Housing, Retail and Hospitality Development, Bringing More than 4,500 New Jobs to the City....
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KGW TV
4/29/18
'I'd love to see it': Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden likes the idea of MLB in Portland
"Having gone to school on a basketball scholarship and being a baseball fan, I'd love to see it," Wyden told KGW.
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102.9/750 The Game
5/3/18
Canzano Interviews Portland Diamond Project
John Canzano talks with the Portland Diamond Project in studio about how the MLB to Portland effort was started and a timeline of what to expect from this movement. Mike Barrett, Jason Atkinson, and Craig Cheek all in studio.
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1080 The Fan Radio
5/1/18
Portland Diamond Project’s Mike Barrett talks to 1080 The Fan
Mike Barrett joins the guys to talk about the Portland Diamond Project and MLB to Portland. This is a must listen.
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Forbes
4/18/18
Portland Group Makes Offers For Property To Build MLB Ballpark; Now Comes The Tr...
On Tuesday, a group in Portland, Oregon, that has been working quietly for months on a plan to develop a ballpark that would host a Major League Baseball team announced that it had made an offer for two properties where the b...
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Oregon Live
4/30/18
Canzano: MLB stadium opportunity should not paralyze Portland Public Schools Boa...
The ownership group focused on bringing Major League Baseball to Portland met privately with city officials to discuss downtown Portland stadium plans.
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NBC Sports NW
5/18/18
Mike Barrett talks about stadium capacity
Barrett talks about the small-ish size of the proposed stadiums for MLB to Portland and why that makes sense.
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NBC Sports NW
4/18/18
Mike Barrett talks about relocation vs expansion
Mike Barrett talks about the two options for Portland getting an MLB team including Expansion and Relocation. Which is more likely?
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BallPark Digest
4/16/18
Report: Portland MLB Pitch Gathering Momentum
A report indicates that a push to bring Major League Baseball to Portland is gaining traction, with a potential ownership group in contact with city officials.
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