The 33 acres of prime land along the Willamette River is an open landscape now, a long way from its roots as the site of an industrial workhorse.

The Portland Diamond Project, a private group of baseball supporters that for years has aspired to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland, has signed an initial agreement to purchase the 33-acre plot of land on the South Waterfront known as Zidell Yards.

The Portland Diamond Project, a Portland-based organization dedicated to bringing Major League Baseball to Oregon’s largest city, has reached an agreement to buy 33 acres of land on the city’s south waterfront.