MLB All-Star Game Fountain Install

When BAAM Productions reached out to us in the summer of 2024, the ask was pretty simple — they needed five fountains for a lake outside a Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The details were a little less simple: the lake was Mark Holt Lake just outside Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, the event was the Capital One MLB All-Star Village, and sitting in the middle of that same lake would be a 31-foot, 600-pound inflatable baseball — billed as the world's largest floating inflatable ball ever installed on water.

No pressure.

BAAM Productions was responsible for the entertainment experience across the entire All-Star weekend, and they wanted the lake to be a centerpiece of the Village. Five fountains running in formation around a giant baseball, visible to thousands of fans walking through the event. It needed to look right, run reliably for the duration of the event, and get installed on a timeline that didn't leave any room for equipment problems.

The equipment we chose: Scott Aerator Skyward

For a high-visibility event like this, we went with the Scott Aerator Skyward. The Skyward creates a tall, clean column display — the kind of spray pattern that photographs well, looks intentional, and is visible from a distance without competing visually with everything else going on around it. For a setting where the fountain is one element of a larger visual environment, the Skyward's clean vertical display was the right call.

Scott Aerator builds their systems with stainless steel motors and backs them with a strong warranty. For a commercial event install where equipment downtime isn't an option, that reliability matters as much as the display.

Five units, running continuously throughout All-Star week, in formation around the inflatable. They ran without a hitch.

The install: McLean Landscaping

For the installation itself, we brought in our friends at McLean Landscaping out of Chico, Texas — Tiffany and Jake McLean. If you want to know how a 31-foot, 600-pound inflatable baseball gets floated on a lake outside a Major League Baseball stadium, these are the people who figure that out. They handled the full installation — fountains and inflatable — and pulled it off on schedule for one of the highest-profile sporting events in the country.

The Wise County Messenger covered the install, noting the baseball was touted as the world's largest inflatable ball ever installed on water. Standing on the bank of Mark Holt Lake watching five Scott Aerator fountains run around that thing was a moment we won't forget.

What this kind of install actually takes

A commercial event install like this is different from a permanent HOA or golf course fountain in a few important ways. The timeline is compressed, the visibility is extreme, and there's no "we'll fix it next week" option if something goes wrong. The equipment has to be right the first time.

That starts with choosing systems designed for continuous operation — not residential units pushed beyond their limits. The Scott Aerator Skyward Fountain is a commercial grade system built to run 24/7, which is exactly what it did throughout All-Star week.

It also takes knowing what you're putting in the water before you show up. Lake depth, power access, mooring points, cable runs — all of it matters. For Mark Holt Lake, we worked through those details in advance so the install day was execution, not problem-solving.

Thinking about a commercial fountain for your property?

We work with HOA communities, golf courses, business parks, and municipal properties regularly — projects that don't make the national news but matter just as much to the people who own and manage them. If you're managing a pond or lake where the fountain is a centerpiece of the property, we're happy to talk through what the right system looks like for your situation, whether that be a pond fountain or a pond aerator.

Browse our commercial grade pond fountains or call us at 888-825-6214. We'll help you find the right system without overselling you on more than your pond needs.