There are 43 article(s) tagged AutoZone Park:

• June 2021

  • Memphis 901 FC excited to return to friendly confines of AutoZone Park

    The club’s first no-restrictions home game since March 2020 offers a chance to get back on track quickly after a frustrating loss in Louisville. 

    By John Varlas June 15, 2021

• May 2021

  • AutoZone Park to return to full capacity for 901 FC, Redbirds games

    Fans no longer required to wear masks in outdoor areas.

    By John Varlas May 17, 2021

• April 2021

  • Redbirds seating pods to go on sale Wednesday

    Initial capacity will be limited to 3,000 fans a game.

    By John Varlas April 20, 2021

• March 2021

  • Memphis 901 FC announces home opener date, adds veteran defender

    Club adds veteran defender Skylar Thomas.

    By John Varlas March 23, 2021

• February 2021

  • Redbirds announce date of season opener (hopefully)

    Teams will play six-game series under new minor-league baseball scheduling system. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 18, 2021

• December 2020

  • University of Tennessee president joins Redbirds ownership group

    Randy Boyd brings state-wide connections, valuable baseball experience to an already-successful organization. “He’s Mr. Tennessee,” said Craig Unger, Redbirds president and general manager.

    By John Varlas December 16, 2020

  • Cardinals and Redbirds extend affiliation through 2030

    Legacy of pro baseball in Memphis dates to the 1870s.

    By John Varlas December 09, 2020

• September 2020

  • Wednesday’s 901 FC match postponed

    Decision comes after one positive COVID-19 test within the organization.

    By John Varlas September 22, 2020

  • Hilton’s hip Canopy opens on ‘happening’ Downtown corner

    The 174-room luxury hotel — filled with design touches that are inspired by Memphis history and culture — helps anchor one of the city's most prominent intersections. 

    By Tom Bailey September 08, 2020

• July 2020

  • Calkins: On a historic night in Memphis, 901 FC proves that fans in the stands can be done

    Memphis 901 FC played a game in front of fans at AutoZone Park Saturday night. In the process, the franchise showed others — including the University of Memphis — how it can be done.

    By Geoff Calkins July 27, 2020

  • Back at AutoZone Park, Memphis 901 FC ready to represent

    Mulqueen praises team's improvement from Birmingham to Atlanta.

    By John Varlas July 24, 2020

  • Fans will be allowed at AutoZone Park for Memphis 901 return

    Plan should allow approximately 1,000 fans for July 25 game against Charlotte.

    By John Varlas July 17, 2020

• June 2020

  • It’s official: No professional baseball at AutoZone Park this summer

    MLB will have a 60-game season, but with no minor-league season, no St. Louis Cardinals "taxi squad" working out in Memphis and no pop-up league for minor-league free agents. AutoZone Park will not have any pro baseball this year.

    By Don Wade June 24, 2020

• March 2020

  • Still the One: The 20th anniversary of AutoZone Park’s opening a milestone for Memphis

    Twenty years ago to great fanfare, AutoZone Park opened its doors to Memphians for the first time. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 

    By Don Wade March 29, 2020

  • Playing without fans in AutoZone Park no help to Memphis 901 FC, Redbirds

    "There's no playbook for this," Memphis 901 FC/Redbirds owner Peter Freund says of trying to navigate what lies ahead for city's USL soccer team and Triple-A baseball team. 

    By Don Wade March 20, 2020

  • Memphis 901 FC: Meet the team

    Get to know the players who will compete for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship in 2020.

    By John Varlas March 05, 2020

• February 2020

  • Nominations open for second class of Memphis Sports Hall of Fame

    After an inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Experience and Hall of Fame last season, organizers are searching for the next members for recognition.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 17, 2020

  • Conaway: An architect gives Memphis shape, from AutoZone Park to FedExForum

    You may not think you know Rob Norcross, but you do. He was the architect for the most acclaimed minor league ballpark in the country, and for the home of grit and grind.

    By Dan Conaway February 03, 2020

• January 2020

  • Cardinals Caravan, with ace Jack Flaherty, stops at AutoZone Park

    In town with the annual Cardinals Caravan, St. Louis starting pitcher Jack Flaherty says the Cardinals just ran into a “hot team” in the NLCS and that there is no place in the game for cheating of any kind. 

    By Don Wade January 17, 2020

• September 2019

  • AutoZone Park gets new playing surface

    AutoZone Park has a new Bermuda hybrid playing surface in time for the Triple-A National Championship Game and the end of the Memphis 901 FC season.

    By Don Wade September 16, 2019

  • Chick-fil-A hosts 17th annual Labor Day 5K to help kids win at life

    Chick-fil-A's annual 5K brought nearly 2,000 racers downtown. The event served free chicken sandwiches and benefited Junior Achievement of Memphis.

    By Abigail Warren September 03, 2019

• August 2019

  • Nelson: Jefferson, Hamilton, Sinatra — and AutoZone Park

    Memphis decided to bring the best of the urban past into the vitality of the urban present in a minor league ballpark.

    By Michael Nelson August 27, 2019

  • No. 2 pick Ja Morant is already First Grizzly

    Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant hasn't even played his first NBA game and already he is the new, hope-filled, face of the franchise.

    By Don Wade August 23, 2019

  • Art, history and soccer converge in Downtown Memphis

    The scale of images on the art walk in four historic Downtown alleys invites selfies. “We expect to lose some of our crowd as people stop and Instagram the murals,” said Penelope Huston of the Downtown Memphis Commission.

    By Jill Johnson Piper August 10, 2019

• May 2019

  • Quick Change: Turning baseball into soccer venue in a one-minute view

    In a period of about 27 hours, workers turned a baseball field into a soccer pitch at AutoZone Park. And there's video evidence of the change.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 16, 2019