Good news for baseball fans: The city of Lomita will soon own a new ballpark.

It’s started the process of taking over about 6 acres of land owned by the U.S. Navy. Once final, it’ll mark a large expansion of the small city’s available parkspace.

The ballfield, now known as the Lomita Sports and Community Center , is located at Western Avenue and Palos Verdes Drive. It’s one of 11 fields owned by the Navy for its fueling area in San Pedro.

Why the exchange is happening

Right now, Lomita officials don’t have the keys to the fenced-off field, so the land is not regularly open to the public.

The decision was sparked by changes at the Department of Defense during President Donald Trump’s first term.

For decades, nonprofit sports teams were able to lease the land for little to no cost.

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