Partnership to Build $30M Baseball Stadium

SUGAR LAND, TX-The City has signed an agreement with Opening Day Partners LLC to bring a minor league baseball team here and has created a public-private partnership to fund the construction of a $30-million baseball stadium.

This historic agreement is the culmination of several years of work, according to Regina Morales, director of economic development for the City of Sugar Land. In 2007, the City created a plan that outlined five different entertainment components, one of which was a baseball team and stadium.

Morales tells GlobeSt. that the City initially pursued a Triple A affiliate team with the Houston Astros. When that didn’t work out, the City found an independent operator to bring America’s pastime to Sugar Land.