While construction has officially started on a new Chattanooga Lookouts ballpark, a club official said having to stay at the existing AT&T Field another year due to delays could financially cost the team.
Meeting Major League Baseball and the players association requests for the upcoming season may prompt the Lookouts to spend in areas such as the clubhouses, batting cages, the playing field and other parts of the aging facility, team managing owner Jason Freier said.
He put the costs at potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Freier said he won’t know a price tag until a list of requests is made by the entities.
Freier said last week in an interview at the groundbreaking of the new $115 million ballpark the team is waiting to hear from MLB and the players association about steps to comply for the 2025 season at AT&T Field.
“They’ll ask for a list of things,” he said.