There are 84 article(s) tagged AutoZone Park:

• April 2024

  • AutoZone Park to host Miranda Lambert in new concert series

    For the first time in a decade, a musical artist will take the stage at AutoZone Park to perform in a live full-scale production.

    By Kambui Bomani 6 hours ago

• March 2024

  • Cheers to AutoZone Park, a crazy idea. Let’s keep fans coming 25 more years.

    The vision for a Downtown ballpark may have changed the sports landscape of the city. As AutoZone Park celebrates its 25th year, the Memphis Redbirds defeat Charlotte. 

    By Drew Hill March 29, 2024

  • Memphis 901 FC still hoping for stadium of its own

    Memphis’ pro soccer club has a home “for the foreseeable future” while still pushing for a stadium of its own.

    By Tim Buckley March 29, 2024

  • Buckley: Baseball season brings hope for Redbirds. And AutoZone Park.

    Redbirds leaders are talking with Memphis Mayor Paul Young and the city about stadium improvement. “Our commitment is to be here long-term,” Craig Unger said.

    By Tim Buckley March 29, 2024

  • The To-Do List: Back in time with ‘Roadhouse,’ Golden Girls, Bob Dylan

    Learn the indigenous history of coffee, frolic in spring blooms at Memphis Botanic Garden and hunt for Easter eggs at the Dixon.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake, Kelsey Bowen, Nick Lingerfelt March 28, 2024

  • Opening Day for the Redbirds kickstarts a season of giveaways

    The Triple-A Memphis Redbirds open their 2024 season Friday at AutoZone Park with several gift giveaways games planned and postgame fireworks shows scheduled.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 27, 2024

• November 2023

  • Redbirds ‘disappointed’ with no AutoZone Park funds; mayor responds

    Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”

    By Tim Buckley November 27, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Holiday lights, holiday shopping and ice skating at AutoZone

    This week, there’s a Miracle on Broad Avenue, Lord T & Eloise get aristocrunk at Railgarten and we’ve got a hot tip on photos with Krampus.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen November 22, 2023

• September 2023

  • Redbirds close 2023 with fourth straight losing season

    Memphis lost its final game but won its last International League series of the year. The Redbirds took the series against the Charlotte Knights 3-2, but dropped Sunday’s finale 8-2.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 25, 2023

  • Redbirds suspend game due to AutoZone Park’s ‘unplayable field conditions’

    “People believe that every sort of issue that we have is somehow related to two teams playing here,” Redbirds and 901 FC president said about the two sports teams sharing the field, “but that has so far never been the case.” 

    By Parth Upadhyaya September 20, 2023

• August 2023

  • Redbirds return home coming off series split at Charlotte

    The Redbirds are back at AutoZone Park where they last split a mid-August series 3-3 with league-leading Norfolk (76-49).

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 29, 2023

• July 2023

  • Redbirds return from break to open series at AutoZone Park

    Memphis plays a three-game set against Gwinnett that opens Friday night.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 13, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Break-Up Show returns, Christmas comes early

    This week, Cyrena Wages is at the Grove, Anthony Q is at The Green Room and you can make wishes at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Jada Ojii July 07, 2023

• June 2023

  • A quarter-century ago, AutoZone Park gave Downtown a jump-start

    After decades of decline, Downtown started to rebound — and perhaps nothing spurred the comeback quite like the 2000 opening of AutoZone Park at Third and Union. The whole atmosphere changed. Or as now-retired AutoZone executive Ray Pohlman remembers: “Downtown was cool ... it just flourished.”

    By Don Wade June 26, 2023

  • Redbirds split with Durham, visit Jumbo Shrimp next

    Memphis goes 3-3 in six-game International League series with the Durham Bulls and heads to Jacksonville next.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 12, 2023

• March 2023

  • Redbirds Notebook: New eats, new rules at AutoZone Park this year

    When fans return to AutoZone Park for baseball this season, they will see a new grass field and a “bright as ever” video board, according to Memphis Redbirds President Craig Unger, along with a menu with many new choices.

    By Don Wade March 23, 2023

  • Here’s where Memphis sports venues plan stands

    Mayor Jim Strickland made a $684 million improvement proposal. Gov. Bill Lee earmarked $350 million for FedExForum and Liberty Stadium renovations in Tennessee’s budget plan. Where do things go from here? Some questions and answers.

    By Tim Buckley March 15, 2023

• January 2023

  • Cardinals Caravan rolls into Memphis with top prospects

    If all goes as St. Louis would like, outfielder Jordan Walker won’t be back to Memphis but pitcher Tink Hence could be in a Redbirds uniform before the 2023 season is done. 

    By Don Wade January 13, 2023

• December 2022

  • AutoZone Park getting new video board and playing field

    Craig Unger, president of the Memphis Redbirds and Memphis 901 FC, said the 12-year-old video board had “outlived its life.”

    By Don Wade December 19, 2022

• November 2022

  • City waiting for FedExForum price tag

    Memphis leaders haven’t publicly disclosed how the proposed sports venues enhancement funding would be allocated between the FedExForum, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, AutoZone Park and a proposed new soccer stadium. But it’s clear that the Forum and former Liberty Bowl are the top priorities. 

    By Tim Buckley November 18, 2022

• October 2022

  • Buckley: Taking care of FedExForum should be highest priority in Strickland’s sports plan

    Mayor Jim Strickland and the city of Memphis do not intend to risk losing the Grizzlies, which is why it is important to keep the NBA franchise center in a $684 million sports venues renovation plan.

    By Tim Buckley October 28, 2022

  • Does Memphis need a professional soccer stadium?

    In a city with plenty of needs, the plan to build a new soccer stadium on the site of the Mid-South Coliseum may seem like a tough ask. But 901 FC makes a convincing case as to why it must leave AutoZone Park and have its own home. 

    By Tim Buckley October 28, 2022

  • Buckley: State needs to pony up for Memphis sports as it does for Nashville

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is a big believer in what major professional and college sports teams and program can do for a city.

    By Tim Buckley October 19, 2022

  • Strickland proposes soccer stadium instead of Coliseum as part of $684M sports upgrade package

    Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing at least partial demolition of the Mid-South Coliseum to make way for a new soccer stadium. It’s part of a $684 million package of renovations and new construction at the city’s major sports venues. The city will seek roughly half of that total from the state.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2022

• September 2022

  • From Memphis to Cooperstown: Pujols’ home run here still echoes decades later

    The Redbirds will commemorate his walk-off home run in 2000 on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a replica of the chair where that Pujols home run landed.

    By Don Wade September 08, 2022