Wiregrass Baseball Complex Deal In Jeopardy

James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. However, the group missed its final deadline on Dec. 5.
James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. However, the group missed its final deadline on Dec. 5.

By Matt Wiley

The Wiregrass Baseball Facility project in Wesley Chapel could be killed at the next Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, as the development group hoping to construct the complex has missed its final extension to prove that it had the necessary financing to move forward.Continue reading

Sheffield Promises $3M For Wiregrass Baseball Complex, Extension Granted

James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. Pasco commissioners will decide whether or not to terminate the project on Jan. 13.
James Talton (right) of Pasco Sports, LLC, and former MLB star Gary Sheffield were given one last extension from Pasco County on Nov. 18 to prove they have secured the funds to keep the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball facility project alive. 

By Matt Wiley

Retired MLB star and longtime Tampa Bay-area resident Gary Sheffield says that he’ll cough up $3 million of his own money to make sure that the proposed Wiregrass Ranch baseball complex becomes a reality — a move that was enough to earn Pasco Sports, LLC, one last extension from the Pasco County to prove it has the funds to make the project happen.Continue reading

County Grants Extension For Wiregrass Baseball Complex Funding

By Matt Wiley

More than six months after the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously approved a project that could bring a home for a Major League Baseball Spring Training facility and youth baseball tournaments to the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI), an extension has been given to the company that must prove that financing is available to fund the impressive planned sports complex.Continue reading