Ripken Management & Design, a division of Ripken Baseball, Inc. is now Ripken Design -- a professional design and consulting firm that specializes in the feasibility and design of amateur and professional sports facilities.  The name change solidifies the firm's position as a leader in sports facility design and consulting and represents a renewed focus towards developing innovative and practical designs as the only firm in the industry that also owns and operates professional and amateur sports facilities.

To coincide with this name change, Ripken Design has released a new logo and has launched a new website (www.ripkendesign.com) that showcases the company's past and current projects and offers a complete vision of the services offered by the firm.  A separate arm of the business, Ripken Management, will be responsible for the management of professional entities, to include: Augusta GreenJackets, Port Charlotte Stone Crabs, and the Spring Training operations for the Tampa Bay Rays.