With little movement on a new Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League) ballpark, Salinas investors are pitching Blaze ownership on a new ballpark. Salinas is three-plus hours northwest of Bakersfield, near Monterey and south of Silicon Valley. It’s not a small city — some 154,000 in the county seat of Monterey County — with […]
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Quakes, Dodgers extend PDC for two more years
Here’s one of those unannounced affiliations we discussed yesterday: the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High Class A; California League) and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their player development contract (PDC) through 2016. You can read more about the affiliation situation here, with a current list of affiliations here. “The partnership between the Quakes and the Dodgers […]
Modesto, Rockies extend player development contract
Our first post-Sept. 11 PDC: The Modesto Nuts (High Class A; California League) and the Colorado Rockies extended their player development contract through the 2016 season. The two-year extension will ensure the partnership continues for twelve consecutive seasons, extending the second longest affiliation in Modesto professional baseball history. “We’ve enjoyed ten great seasons as a […]
Rawhide set another attendance record
We have another attendance record to report: For the fifth time in six years, the Visalia Rawhide (High Class A; California League) set another all-time season attendance mark after last night’s win over the Modesto Nuts, finishing the season attracting 120,003 fans. This is an increase of 4,682 fans from the 2013 season. “The community’s […]
Lancaster JetHawks, Houston Astros extend player development contract
The Lancaster JetHawks (High Class A; California League) and the Houston Astros extended their player development contract (PDC) for two more years, through 2016. “Coming on the heels of another season of onfield success featuring high-profile prospects, we are excited to continue our partnership with Houston,” said JetHawks Vice President Brad Seymour. “The Astros continue […]
New for 2014: Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium
A naming-rights deal to note: the home of the High Desert Mavericks (High Class A; California League) will be known as Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium this season and beyond. Heritage Field will be open for all 70 home games of the Mavericks in addition to several non-baseball events at the ballpark, including potential […]
Blue Rocks to hold reverse Home Run Derby at Carolina/Cal ASG
Here’s a great reversal: For the California League/Carolina League All-Star Game, host Wilmington Blue Rocks will have players hitting toward the Frawley Stadium grandstand, not the outfield fence. The derby is part of the All-Star festivities, scheduled for June 16-17. The hitting challenge will feature some of the best young prospects in baseball from both […]
Stockton Ports to host WCC tourney
The Stockton Ports (High Class A; California League) will be the official host for the 2014 and 2015 West Coast Conference Baseball Championships at Banner Island Ballpark. The Ports bid on hosting the tourney in conjunction with the Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Ports also hosted the 2013 tourney at Banner Island Ballpark. Championship […]
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 […]
San Jose, Giants extend Municipal Stadium lease
Once a punching bag for San Jose politicians frustrated by MLB, the lease of Municipal Stadium to the San Jose Giants (High Class A; California League) has been extended to 2018 in harmonious fashion. The deal gives the San Jose Giants to sell ballpark naming rights and continue to pursue on-site development options to fund […]
Cal League: Blaze out of Bakersfield
With Sam Lynn Ballpark not meeting professional baseball standards for a venue, Cal League President Charlie Blaney says the search is on for a new home for the Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League). For the past several years keeping the Blaze at Sam Lynn Ballpark was contingent on a new ballpark in Bakersfield. […]
Elmore buys back Bakersfield Blaze
As expected, D.G. Elmore exercised his option to buy back the Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League) from Gene Voiland and Chad Hathaway, though the future of the team is still up in the air. Elmore, owner of the Elmore Sports Group, sold the franchise to Voiland and Hathaway in March 2012, and the pair […]
New Bakersfield ballpark plans collapse
Financing for a proposed new ballpark for the Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League) fell through, leading team owners to call a halt to development efforts. The plan called for the Blaze owners, Gene Voiland and Chad Hathaway, to work with a developer on Bakersfield Commons, a 255-acre retail, office and residential project at […]