This Minor League stadium could be your rental
Ever spend your spare time scrolling through Airbnb, dreaming of your next vacation escape? Well, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos have a new listing that should be an instant bookmark for baseball fans.
The Twins’ Double-A affiliate has listed Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Fla., on Airbnb for $1,500 per night. Advertising the listing as the “ULTIMATE baseball experience” that will give fans “the most intimate, behind-the-scenes ballpark experience in history,” the club is offering a stay for up to 10 guests. A staff member will be stationed in the ballpark throughout the night to provide security and answer questions.
Amenities for this stay range far wider than air conditioning and Wi-Fi. Guests get access to the team’s clubhouse (complete with leather couches, flat screen TVs and a ping pong table) and batting cage, and they can stage BP sessions at home plate. Have dinner in the outfield, run the bases or re-enact a famous moment like Kirk Gibson’s home run, if you wish -- the night is up to you. And when you’re tuckered out, a large 10-bed bedroom next to the clubhouse will be there waiting.
The Blue Wahoos have kept their ballpark busy during the coronavirus pandemic, converting the diamond on weekends into a nine-hole disc golf course designed by part-owner and pro golfer Bubba Watson. And with live baseball still on hold, the club is opening up its ballpark at night to make some lucky fans’ dreams come true.