The Athletic Business Podcast: Ballpark Design with Mike Sabatini

Mar 10, 2020

On this episode we're talking about ballpark design with Populous principal and lead architect Mike Sabatini. We discuss trends for both spectators and players, how design can influence facility operations, his firm's latest ballpark project and much more.

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