As is the case for many fans, I have set a personal goal of visiting all 30 MLB stadiums at some point in my life. But in recent years, while attending games at Chase Field in Phoenix, Minute Maid Park in Houston and Safeco Field T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I’ve had something else in mind — Oakland’s new ballpark.
Team president Dave Kaval, who is leading the charge on the team’s new stadium, once traveled the country on a ballpark tour of his own. He even documented his trip in his book, “The Summer That Saved Baseball.