Major League Baseball is in support of the Arizona Diamondbacks ' vision for Chase Field, which would involve a public-private commitment for improvements needed for the downtown Phoenix ballpark.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, speaking Tuesday at the Cactus League Media Day in Phoenix, was asked about the team seeking funding for a re-imagined stadium from local governments. He praised owner Ken Kendrick and president and CEO Derrick Hall for their work.

"The reality of today's economics is that building or renovating a stadium almost by definition has to be a public-private partnership," Manfred said. "I give Derrick and Ken a lot of credit for trying to be creative, making sure that we have a facility here in Arizona that's good for the long term, and making, obviously on the club's part, a huge financial commitment towards achieving that goal."

There seems to be more of a willingness from the public side to work with the Diamondbacks to find a solution, which has led to Hall expressing confidence in a sharing of funding.

A proposal from the club to the state legislature would give the Diamondbacks a similar setup as what the Arizona Cardinals have at State Farm Stadium, where a portion of the taxes generated there are recaptured and placed in a fund that goes toward facility upkeep.

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Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen said the players have never expressed uncertainty about the ballpark or where they might be playing in the future. He's deferred to Hall for comment on the discussions and politics of it all.

"We have a great ballpark. We're going to have a great ballpark," Hazen said, adding that players have expressed satisfaction about playing at Chase Field.

Manager Torey Lovullo echoed support for Kendrick and Hall.

"It's a great venue in a great location," Lovullo said. "Yeah of course, there's certain things that need to be adjusted, I think we're on that, we're trying to figure that out. From my perspective, we hear it, we probably don't understand it. There's some legislation, some political red tape that they're walking through. Just grateful that we have great ownership that understands how important it is for us to be on a baseball field that looks as good as it does.

"The state deserves this baseball team, and hopefully we keep it here for a long, long time."

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