Minor League Baseball and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) announced several staff additions today. In St. Pete, Cory Bernstine, Jessica Merrick and Jess Vera have joined the Minor league Baseball staff on a full-time basis. Two other staff members, Robert Fountain and Andy Shultz, have new titles, reflecting the additional responsibilities […]
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On the radio: APM’s Marketplace
A little diversion here, as Ballpark Digest’s Kevin Reichard was interviewed on American Public Media’s nationwide Marketplace broadcast tonight. You can listed to the story here. Enjoy. —- Share your news with the baseball community. Send it to us at editors@augustpublications.com. Are you a subscriber to the weekly Ballpark Digest newsletter? You can sign up for […]
Personnel moves in Visalia, Beloit, Auburn
Some hirings to report in MiLB front offices for the Visalia Rawhide (High Class A; California League), Beloit Snappers (Low Class A; Midwest League) and Auburn Doubledays (short season A; NY-Penn League). In Visalia, the Rawhide added five to the front office. Jill Webb, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee will be the team’s new Executive […]
Personnel moves in Everett, Bowling Green, Battle Creek
Lots of personnel news for the Everett AquaSox (short season A; Northwest League), Bowling Green Hot Rods and Great Lakes Loons (Low Class A; Midwest League), Corpus Christi Hooks (Class AA; Texas League), Battle Creek Bombers and Waterloo Bucks (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). In Everett, Katie Crawford Woods has been named Assistant General Manager of […]
Help wanted: Controller / accounting manager for NJ minor league team
Ideal position for a current accounting manager ready to take the next step! A New Jersey minor league team is currently searching to fill the position of Controller. The Controller will oversee the Accounting Department and report to the team’s ownership and General Manager. The Controller is responsible for protection of the company assets, and […]
Spikes embrace chilly scenes of winter with free ice cream
Brilliant: the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League) are giving away free slices of ice-cream cake between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, in partnership with a local Dairy Queen. An Arctic Blast is predicted for Central Pennsylvania tomorrow, with high temperatures predicted to be in […]
In memoriam: Jerry Coleman
He may not have been a classic broadcaster, but the beloved war hero, long-time New York Yankee and entertaining Voice of the San Diego Padres had a passion for the game: Jerry Coleman passed away today. He was 89. The news was first transmitted by the Padres. Coleman was the Voice of the Padres for […]
Ericson, Gill elected to MLB Groundskeepers Hall of Fame
Dick Ericson, retired from the Minnesota Twins, and the late Harry Gill, formerly of the Milwaukee Brewers, are the 2014 inductees to the MLB Groundskeepers Hall of Fame. The honors come after a vote by the Association of Major League Baseball (MLB) Groundskeepers. To be considered for induction to the MLB Groundskeepers Hall of Fame, […]
New for 2014 from August Publications
With nine book titles set for release in the beginning of 2014 and a host of new publishing outlets, we have lots of August Publications news for the new year. First, we have NY-Penn League and Southern League histories planned for the spring, as well as second editions of Cradle of the Game, The Baseball Thesaurus […]
Ten million thanks this holiday season
Sometime late afternoon Saturday Ballpark Digest set a record for annual page views, with 10,265,887 so far for 2013. That’s slightly more than 2012 and 23 percent more than in 2011. When we launched ballparkwatch.com a decade ago, we didn’t dream it would turn into a full-fledged publishing company with multiple websites and books in […]
Richmond’s newest ballpark brew: Chin Music
Every great ballpark has a special brew, and you can add the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) to the list with the unveiling of a new ballpark lager: Chin Music. The new beer is being brewed by the Center of the Universe Brewing Company (COTU) and will hit the market on March 1, […]
Personnel moves in Augusta, Connecticut
Some team moves to report: Tom Denlinger is the new GM of the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League), and the Connecticut Tigers (short season A; NY-Penn League) announced several promotions. Denlinger comes to the GreenJackets from the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League). Next season will mark Denlinger’s 13th season in minor […]
Ten Million Thanks to Ballpark Digest readers
On Friday Ballpark Digest hit an important milestone for the second year in a row: we reached 10 million page views in a single year. Now, there are lots of Websites who hit that number in a day; back when I was executive editor at internet.com, we did 13 million or so page views a […]