Importantly, this is a boost for the Sydney baseball competition and for the junior development of the sport. Baseball is basically getting a new, international standard facility thanks to the Sydney Olympic Games. Oriole Park has a long tradition with baseball and these major improvements will ensure its continued availability for the sport. The redevelopment of Oriole Park will complement the nearby Olympic Baseball Stadium at the Sydney Showground which will be Sydney's primary baseball venue. Oriole Park will have a totally rebuilt and realigned diamond which takes the slope out of the field and this will be complemented by new permanent seating and dressing room facilities.
Baseball is a growing sport in Sydney's west and Australia as a whole.