“It’s a relief and nice to be back to some sort of normalcy,” Stanley said. There’s the possibility that the park will open on weekdays for games in about a month, Stanley said. Per state COVID-19 guidelines, there can be no spectators for the adult tournaments, while a limited number of spectators can watch youth games. Meanwhile, Stanley said Big League Dreams will only be open on weekends in March and has adult and youth softball tournaments scheduled throughout the month. “We have a meeting scheduled next week with the new ownership team, so I am not yet sure what the impact will be,” Niemer said of how the new ownership will affect the city. Stanley declined to comment on park operations since the pandemic hit.Ī phone message left Thursday afternoon at the company’s headquarters in Chino Hills was not returned.īig League Dreams’ 35-year lease with the city runs until July 14, 2039. Typically, Big League Dreams employs about 30 people. Since that time, Stanley said it has been only him and his maintenance director who have stayed on at the park on Old Oregon Trail in east Redding.
Gavin Newsom declared an emergency due to the coronavirus. Stanley said the ownership change is expected to be finalized in about a month, and until then, he is not at liberty to name the would-be new owners.īased in Chino Hills, Big League Dreams USA operates 10 complexes in three states, including seven in California.īig League Dreams in Redding, which includes three replica major league baseball parks, closed last March soon after Gov.
The ballpark’s reopening comes as the company is in the process of changing ownership. Closed for nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Big League Dreams in Redding will reopen March 6 for a softball tournament featuring local teams, general Manager Jeff Stanley said Thursday.
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