The dugouts have been removed. The natural-grass baseball field has been turned into an artificial-turf football field. A new grandstand has been constructed in what used to be right field.

A facelift is supposed to be a nip here, a tuck there and some minor tugging: If you end up with a perpetually surprised expression, you’ve done it wrong.

Turner Field’s transformation is in the home stretch. The former home to the Atlanta Braves is still searching for its official name, but the new home for the Georgia State Panthers is looking more like a football field

With the possible exceptions of Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium may be the most iconic ballpark name in all of baseball. Now, that eminently recognizable moniker may be getting a bit clunkier in the service of increasing club revenues.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that the potential of the Tampa Bay market makes it worth waiting — to a certain, undefined point anyway — for the Rays to work out a new stadium deal, and he remains optimistic of an agreement.

The city of Arlington has formalized a plan to refinance its AT&T Stadium debt to help pay for the city’s half of the new $1 billion retractable-roof stadium for the Texas Rangers.

Preparations are underway for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. And it isn’t just a game, but a three-day extravaganza with Fan Fest and the Home Run Derby rolled in. For security at the events, metal detectors will be moved outside the building to create a larger security zone.

The A’s were ready to talk money. With the predictably of a 3-0 fastball, the news was encouraging. According to a study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, the team’s proposed new stadium — there are three sites under consideration — would stuff the pockets of Oakland residents and businesses to the tune of

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The A’s search for a new home in Oakland has narrowed to three locations, but the team appears to have strong interest in a 13-acre site near downtown that is now the headquarters of the Peralta Community College District.

Since before the late Dave Niehaus threw out the ceremonial first pitch on the day it opened, the emerald jewel of a stadium in the Sodo district has been known as Safeco Field. But that will change after the 2018 season.