Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball approached the White House about hosting a game, leading to scouting of potential sites.
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Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton National Park
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What this story says
- Major League Baseball approached the Trump administration about hosting a game in a national park.
- The administration scouted locations within Grand Teton National Park for a potential baseball stadium.
- National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands reportedly visited Grand Teton to assess possible sites.
- The White House stated MLB initiated the inquiry, seeking to replicate the success of the Field of Dreams game.
Who covered it
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Trust
60/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
45/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
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Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration regarding the possibility of hosting a game within a U.S. national park. Officials from both MLB and the White House confirmed the outreach. The administration subsequently scouted locations in Grand Teton National Park, a site known for its scenic mountain views, to potentially construct a baseball stadium for such an event.
Two individuals with knowledge of the proposal indicated that National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands had visited Grand Teton to evaluate potential sites for a baseball stadium. The White House issued a statement confirming that MLB had inquired about the feasibility of hosting a game in a national park, drawing a parallel to the 'Field of Dreams' game.
Divergent views on the proposal
Internewscast reported that an unnamed MLB official stated the league began exploring the possibility of a Grand Teton ballpark following the success of the 'Field of Dreams' games. This outlet also noted that the White House described the proposed stadium as neither a presidential directive nor an administration priority. Luther Propst, a Wyoming county commissioner, told Internewscast that while he met with Lands during his visit, they did not discuss building a ballpark, and he strongly rejected the concept as a departure from park traditions. Betsy Buffington of the National Parks Conservation Association called the idea 'ludicrous' and 'ridiculous,' emphasizing the park's irreplaceable natural habitat.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated reports covered this story. The digests from the left and centre-rated outlets did not mention the specific cost estimates for constructing a baseball stadium.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 27 Sept 2026, 15:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton National Park
Internewscast — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports highlighted the potential construction of a baseball park in Grand Teton National Park, citing The Washington Post. Joe.My.God. noted that Grand Teton is the country's eighth-most visited national park and that constructing a sports facility there could set a new precedent for the use of vast national park land. Raw Story used phrases like 'Outrage' and 'Deeply insane' in its headline and described onlookers as 'furious,' framing the administration's consideration as a construction project targeting a 'cherished site'.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports focused on the approach made by Major League Baseball to the Trump administration about hosting a game in a national park, as reported by The Washington Post. Internewscast mentioned that MLB executives contacted the White House about constructing a temporary or permanent stadium, modeled on the 'Field of Dreams' game. This outlet also included reactions from a county commissioner and a conservation group opposing the idea, and noted the White House statement that the proposal was not a priority. Dailymail.com's digest also stated that the National Park Service Deputy Director was scouting a location for the potential stadium.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton…?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton… biased?
- Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton National Park is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump Administration Considered Baseball Stadium in Grand Teton…?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Major League Baseball ask the Trump administration?
- Major League Baseball approached the Trump administration to ask if it would be possible to host a game at a national park. This inquiry was made with the intention of replicating the success and concept of the 'Field of Dreams' game.
- Which national park was considered for a baseball stadium?
- Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming was scouted by the Trump administration for potential locations to build a baseball stadium. This park is known for its scenic views of the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains.
- Who visited Grand Teton to assess possible sites?
- According to two people familiar with the proposal, National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands visited Grand Teton National Park. His visit was to assess possible sites for a baseball stadium.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- Outrage as Trump admin eyes cherished site for next construction project: 'Deeply insane' (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
Raw Story — is Raw Story biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- MLB asks White House about holding game within national park (opens ESPN in a new tab)
- WH May Build Baseball Park In Grand Teton Natl Park (opens Joe.My.God. in a new tab)
Joe.My.God. — is Joe.My.God. biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
The Washington Post — is The Washington Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
3- Trump Officials Weigh Baseball Game at National Park (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
Political Wire — is Political Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Administration Considers Baseball Stadium Inside U.S. National Park (opens Internewscast in a new tab)
Internewscast — is Internewscast biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump admin eyes building baseball stadium INSIDE US National Park (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
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Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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