As Madonna’s “This Used to Be My Playground” played in the background, officials broke ground on revitalizing the playground where the Rockford Peaches once played.
It’s all part of a $30 million, multi-phase renovation of Rockford’s Beyer Stadium at Maybelle Blair Park.
A former pitcher, Blair played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1948. She was on-hand for Monday’s groundbreaking. She’s also a founding member of the International Women’s Baseball Center.
This phase of the renovations is scheduled to be completed by 2026, in time for the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage…