The Los Angeles Angels and the city of Tempe are finally moving ahead with much-needed and long-awaited Tempe Diablo Stadium renovations, as the city approved a contract for upgrades.
Tempe Diablo Stadium, opening in 1969 as the spring home of the Seattle Pilots and the oldest venue in the Cactus League, has been the subject of upgrade plans for years, with voters approving a bonding measure and the facility seeing a $10-million upgrade in 2025 on player facilities. But improvements to the fan facilities were put off while Angels owner Arte Moreno froze spending on venues, withdrawing a plan to renovate Angel Stadium as well.
The renovations will be overseen by design firm Gensler, with work beginning after spring training 2027 and a 2028 opening. No budget details were contained in the plan approved Feb. 5 by the Tempe City Council, but when the renovation was first broached by the Angels, a preliminary budget was set at $30 million. That plan included new seating, a revamp of the berm, more shade, a more accessible entry, new hospitality areas and a new scoreboard.
The new plan pitched by Gensler sounds pretty ambitious and may be a little too much for that $30 million budget. In addition to the new previous upgrades, the Gensler plan also includes a new 30,000-square-foot clubhouse, revamped concourses, and converting much of the upper level to suites.
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