New Forbes Article Praises MGM Park and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
March 4, 2016 - Southern League (SL1)
Biloxi Shuckers News Release
BILOXI, MS - The Biloxi Shuckers and MGM Park are once again in the national spotlight. Forbes online, which receives $23 million unique visitors per month released a new article, which spotlighted Minor League Baseball's newest ballparks. An MGM Park photo from July 3, 2015 headlines the article that boasts extensive coverage about MGM Park and the Biloxi Shuckers on Forbes.com.
Author Larry Olmsted writes, "The most interesting is MGM Park in Mississippi, the new home of the Biloxi Shuckers, a Milwaukee Brewers affiliated AA team. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is one of the country's great unsung tourism destinations, home to many top quality but value priced golf courses, the country's largest manmade beach - 26 miles long, numerous major casino resorts, excellent inshore and offshore fishing, and a wealth of cultural attractions, from a new Frank Gehry designed art museum to NASA's newest visitor center. The park is so named because it sits a short walk from the premier casino resort in the entire Southeast, MGM's Beau Rivage, the Bellagio of the East. The Gulf of Mexico is the seafood bread basket of the lower 48, and produces the highest quality wild shrimp in the world, first rate oysters and much more. The region is teeming with delicious affordable local eats, and the team is named for the long established oyster industry. The vast 26-mile beach is right across the street from the stadium, with the ocean and the sporting marina of Biloxi just beyond that. There are 2,500 hotels rooms and numerous standout restaurants within two blocks.
The Biloxi Shuckers won the 2015 Southern League South Division Championship, and Baseball America named them the 2015 Minor League Team of the Year. The park opened mid-season last year, but this spring will mark the first true opening day and full season, and to celebrate the Shuckers will play the actual MLB Brewers. MGM Park offers a much more intimate fan experience than the Majors, and seats just 6,067 for baseball (and up to 15,000 for outdoor concerts). The stadium is oriented so that most seats face south to capture the stunning nightly sunsets over the waters of the Gulf. The park has two "Party decks" and a tiered "Party Patio" with high top tables. It was designed so fans always have a view of the field or two big outfield video monitors, even from the concession stands, to never miss a second of the action. Hometown favorite foods include a Who's Who of regional specialties: Po' boys, oysters, BBQ, shrimp and local ice cream, along with Mississippi craft beers like my favorite, Lazy Magnolia's Southern Pecan (the pecans are all roasted at the brewery, using old ovens repurposed from making biscuits at Popeye's). There is an open air Beer Garden on one side of the infield. Despite all the fun and all these offerings, tickets start at just $10 and the most expensive Club Level seats are $25. Thanks to the value proposition the big casino hotels offer, you could easily spend a weekend on the coast enjoying the sun, fun, surf, fishing, golf, food and baseball for what it would cost to buy your family the best seats at a big city MLB game."
Coverage Information
Outlet: Forbes
Author: Larry Olmsted
Medium: Online
Unique Monthly Visitors: 23,055,001
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2016/03/04/americas-newest-minor-league-ballparks-are-major-attractions/#18a618e5325d
The Shuckers return to MGM Park in 28 days, welcoming the Milwaukee Brewers for an exhibition game on Saturday, April 2 at 1:10 pm. Tickets are available at the MGM Park box office and any Ticketmaster outlet.
In order to guarantee seats for Opening Day on April 7 and all Shuckers home games, fans may purchase Season Tickets, Shmini Plans or Group Tickets. Inquiries can be made through the Shuckers administrative office at (228) 233-3465. Group seats for 20 or more people, fundraising tickets and Birthday Packages are currently on sale by calling (228) 233-3465!
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