Nearly $2 million in upgrades will see a massive new video board installed and other improvements made at PNC Field in Moosic to “update and modernize the fan experience” for the 2026 baseball season, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County announced this week.
Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns the RailRiders, and the authority, which owns PNC Field, contracted with the firm Visua, “one of the market leaders in stadium technology,” to replace the existing video board, outfield LED wall and “digital ribbon boards” in the stadium and at its entrance, per a RailRiders news release. The stadium’s sound system and production control room equipment also will be upgraded, the release notes.
Stadium Authority Solicitor Frank Tunis said the pending upgrades, which officials hope to have completed by opening day, represent the last part of a broader stadium renovation project to assure compliance with Major League Baseball standards. Team and county officials announced in 2024 plans for a $13.5 million renovation, including clubhouse improvements, an expanded and modernized training room, locker room facilities for women and other upgrades, many elements of which were completed last year.
The stadium authority is largely funding the video board replacement and other remaining improvements announced this week through financing it previously secured for the broader project. Diamond Baseball Holdings has paid and will continue to pay for “certain things associated with the project” not included in the original scope of work, Tunis said.
Railriders’ Allan Winans releases a pitch during the game against Lehigh Valley at PNC Field in Moosic on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
The new, almost 3,000-square-foot video board — which is nearly 1,900 square feet larger than the one it will replace — will feature more than 2.5 million LED pixels, per the news release. The new, 150-foot-long outfield LED wall will replace one of the same size, while a pair of ribbon boards at the ballpark’s main entrance and two on the Geisinger Champions Club Level facade “will also be upgraded with the latest technology.”
All speakers around PNC Field are being replaced, too, and new speakers are being added to the sound system “in areas that never had full sound.”
“The new sound system will feature 25 new zones with over 250 individual speakers, allowing complete control over sound levels and content throughout the ballpark,” the release notes. “The supporting audiovisual production equipment is also being replaced to complete this full renovation of the game day experience. Utilizing the latest technology, RailRiders’ productions will be upgraded to seven new high-definition angles, including wireless fan cameras and advanced instant replay.”
The existing video board, sound system, outfield LED and ribbon boards were installed more than a decade ago as part of a more than $40 million stadium overhaul that put Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the road for the entire 2012 season and essentially transformed the ballpark by the time the team returned for its 2013 campaign. All of the systems and equipment being replaced, including some production equipment that predates the aforementioned rebuild, “are nearing or are at end-of-use stages, making repairs even more costly,” the team said.
RailRiders President and General Manager Shawn Reilly said in the release that the new video board is “believed to be one of the largest in Minor League Baseball.”
“The enhancements to the production control room, ballpark sound and additional video boards will further expand our capabilities to put on the best show in the industry,” he said.
Lackawanna County Commissioner Thom Welby also touted the project in the release.
“This exciting addition will elevate the fan experience, bring the community together, and highlight our commitment to making RailRiders games bigger, brighter, and more unforgettable for everyone in Lackawanna County and for all who come from near and far to enjoy tomorrow’s Major League Baseball stars today at our own PNC Field,” he said.
The RailRiders open the 2026 season on the road in Buffalo and Rochester before returning to Moosic for their home opener April 7 against the Durham Bulls. Single-game tickets go on sale Feb. 9.