Is there already a deal in place to build a minor league baseball stadium?
Yes. The City recently signed a letter on intent with Opening Day Partners, LLC (ODP) to be the City’s exclusive development partner in the design, construction and funding of a professional minor league baseball stadium—built to MLB’s Triple A standards with numerous family-oriented amenities—in Sugar Land. The LOI also identifies ODP as the owner of an Atlantic League expansion team that is committed to play long term in Sugar Land, with a 20-year lease and a renewal option for an additional 10 years. The LOI has set in place a process that the City and ODP are now following to work through the other binding agreements and details on the stadium with the expectation of a Sugar Land team taking the field in April 2012.