Full Schedule of Tournaments for 2022 Already Being Booked for Hot Springs’ New Majestic Park Baseball Complex

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — With more than a month left in 2021, a full schedule of 2022 baseball and softball tournaments is already being booked for Hot Springs’ new five-field Majestic Park Baseball Complex, according to Derek Phillips, the facility’s general manager. “We have tournaments already scheduled beginning in February and running into…

9 College Teams From Four States to Play February 3 – 6 in Dugan Invitational Tournament to Inaugurate Tourney Play at Hot Springs’ Majestic Park Baseball Complex

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Nine college baseball teams from four states will compete February 3 – 6, 2022, to inaugurate tournament play at the new Majestic Park baseball complex in Hot Springs. The tournament will be named the Dugan Invitational Tournament in honor of Mike Dugan, the late Hot Springs baseball historian who…

World’s Third Bronze Statue of Babe Ruth Is Being Created For Installation at Majestic Park Baseball Complex, Expected To Become Tourism Attraction for Hot Springs; Funds Sought

(PHOTO CAPTION: Sculptor Chad Fisher of Fisher Sculpture works on a portrait study for the eight-foot Babe Ruth monument.) HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — The world’s third bronze statue of baseball immortal Babe Ruth is now being created for installation at the entrance to Hot Springs’ new Majestic Park baseball complex. “It’s hard to…

Creator of ‘Guys and Dolls,’ Damon Runyon, Details Day in Life of Babe Ruth Enjoying the Baths in Hot Springs in 1923

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — On February 19, 1923, the creator of “Guys and Dolls” turned his humorous attention to Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, and the minutely chronicled morning activities of the legendary Babe Ruth enjoying the thermal baths while attending baseball spring training in the Spa City. Damon Runyon, a legend himself…

Public Asks for Information on Majestic Park Scholarship After Mike Dugan’s Family Suggests Contributions

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — After the family of the late Mike Dugan suggested contributions to the Majestic Park Scholarship Fund following his death, members of the public contacted Visit Hot Springs seeking information about the scholarship. Dugan, Hot Springs’ foremost baseball historian and the guiding force behind the Historic Hot Springs Baseball Trail…

‘Hawk’ to Fly at Hot Springs Baseball Weekend: Hall of Famer Andre Dawson Will Be Featured August 27 – 28

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — “The Hawk” will fly at the Fourth Annual Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, August 27 – 28. Andre (The Hawk) Dawson, one of the most acclaimed multitalented players in the history of the game, will join Rich (Goose) Gossage, outfielder Jim Edmonds and Al (The Mad Hungarian) Hrabosky as featured…

Al (The Mad Hungarian) Hrabosky, ‘Mister Baseball Weekend,’ Will Return for Fourth Time for Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, August 27 – 28

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — “The Mad Hungarian,” famed pitcher Al Hrabosky, will return as a featured guest for the fourth time when Hot Springs Baseball Weekend is held August 27 – 28 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. “Al has been a guest at every one of our Baseball Weekends, and he’ll return…

Cardinals’ Famed Centerfielder Jim Edmonds Scheduled For Fifth Annual Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, Aug. 27 – 28

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Famed St. Louis Cardinals centerfielder Jim Edmonds will be a featured guest August 27 – 28 when the Fifth Annual Hot Springs Baseball Weekend returns to the Hot Springs Convention Center. “This is shaping up already to be the best Hot Springs Baseball Weekend ever,” said Mike Dugan, chairman…