San Jose State Athletics closed more than $5.5 million in private gifts for baseball facilities at Excite Ballpark, the old Municipal Stadium the San Jose Giants have used since 1988. That sum sits inside a larger athletics haul of more than $19 million since July 1, a department record according to senior deputy athletic director Scott MacDonald. The cycle is still early. The baseball money pays for a dedicated Spartan clubhouse and coaches’ offices, a team weight room, laundry, and access to bullpens, batting cages, and the complex’s sports-medicine rooms. Work for the university side is slated to finish in 2027, with the new clubhouse aimed at April.
The Giants and Diamond Baseball Holdings already funded most of the park-wide upgrades under a 25-year lease that runs through 2050 and a capital package of about $20 million meant to meet Professional Development League standards. City Hall agreed to reimburse up to $5 million of the field and dugout work over seven years starting in fiscal 2027-28. SJSU’s check will turn the Single-A yard into a shared college-and-pro plant.
Brad Sanfilippo’s roster will practice and play home games on the same grass the Giants use in summer. The arrangement also opens the gates for youth camps and, if the conference calendar lines up, a Mountain West Baseball Championship.
Private donors, not a new bond measure, moved this one. MacDonald tied the total to years of relationship work. The field stays in San Jose and The Spartans get a locker that belongs to them.
More on the project: https://sjsuspartans.com/news/2026/09/23/more-than-dollar55-million-raised-to-transform-the-future-of-spartan-baseball
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