The New England Patriots Deflategate scandal has already inspired an MiLB promotion, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) announced plans for #DeflateCancer Night in April. (more…)
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Personnel news in Winston-Salem, Corvallis
We have personnel news today from the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Corvallis Knights (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
Personnel news in Corpus Christi, Frederick
We have personnel news today from the Corpus Christi Hooks (Class AA; Texas League) and the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League). (more…)
Potomac signs first ballpark founding partner
We have some news about a new Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark, as F.H. Furr signs on as a founding partner. (more…)
Ballpark improvements on tap in Wilmington
The new owners of the Wilmington Blue Rocks (High Class A; Carolina League) detailed plans to update Frawley Stadium for 2016. (more…)
Harry Grove Stadium set for new name
Harry Grove Stadium could have a new name in 2014, as Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) officials are selling naming rights to the facility. (more…)
2014 MiLB Promotion of the Year: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Prostate cancer isn’t the sort of thing that lends itself to a baseball promo, especially one tinged with humor and a little whimsy. But the Myrtle Beach Pelicans managed to build the year’s best MiLB promo around a prostate exam for VP/GM Andy Milovich – while singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during a […]
MiLB approves team move to Columbia
Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier says he’s received permission from Minor League Baseball to move a team to a new Columbia (S.C.) ballpark in 2016 — but the team on the move is still up in the air. (more…)
Pelicans, Blue Rocks nab Carolina League awards
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Wilmington Blue Rocks swept the 2014 Carolina League year-end awards, with the Pelicans winning three and the Blue Rocks receiving the Matt Minker Community Service Award. (more…)
Mudcats, Braves make it official: Two-year PDC
The Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Mudcats (High Class A; Carolina League) made it official: the two teams agreed to a two-year player development contract, through the 2016 season. (more…)
Milovich, Sonju win league honors
Myrtle Beach’s Andy Milovich is the 2014 Calvin Falwell Executive of the Year Award winner in the Carolina League, while Frisco’s Scott Sonju is the Bill Valentine Texas League Executive of the Year. (more…)
Lynchburg, Cleveland sign four-year player development contract
The Lynchburg Hillcats (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Cleveland Indians signed a four-year player development contract (PDC), though the 2018 season. The Cleveland Indians had previously been affiliated with the Carolina Mudcats (High Class A; Carolina League) in a relationship dating back to the franchise’s roots in Kinston, beginning in 1987. The Hillcats […]
Myrtle Beach, Chicago Cubs sign player development contract
We have our first big affiliation shift of the season: the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Chicago Cubs signed a two-year player development contract (PDC), through 2016. “The Cubs are an iconic national brand,” said Pelicans General Manager and Vice-President Andy Milovich. “The success of our business is determined by […]