By Rebekah L. Sanders | The Republic
Major League Baseball officials are so alarmed by recent equipment breakdowns at Chase Field that they might require the Arizona Diamondbacks to leave Phoenix unless the county government pays for millions of dollars in stadium repairs, an attorney for the team warned Tuesday.
It’s the first time the team has indicated that MLB is directly involved in the dispute, ramping up pressure in its long-running lawsuit against Maricopa County.
County officials counter, however, that recent pipe failures being pointed out by the team were the responsibility of the Diamondbacks and were subject to routine maintenance that doesn’t apply to the bigger argument over major repairs.
