Another totally predictable PDC extension: The Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Washington Nationals have extended their player development contract through the 2016 season. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Vice President of Player Personnel Bob Boone, Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Development Doug […]
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Keys, Orioles extend PDC through 2018
The Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Baltimore Orioles extended their player-development contract (PDC) for four years, through the end of the 2018 season. “The Orioles brand has certainly been synonymous with baseball in Frederick going back to our inaugural year in 1989. We could not be more pleased than to extend […]
Cole, Sayre, Boesch nail year-end honors
We have some year-end awards to announce: Jesse Cole is the Coastal Plain League executive of the year; Ray Sayre is the Southern League’s groundskeeper of the year, and Brian Boesch is the Carolina League broadcaster of the year. Cole is the managing partner for the Gastonia Grizzlies and Forest City Owls, while also serving […]
Royals extend PDCs with four affiliates
The Kansas City Royals extended player-development contracts (PDCs) with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (High Class A; Carolina League), Lexington Legends (Low Class A; Sally League), Idaho Falls Chukars (rookie; Pioneer League) and Burlington Royals (rookie; Appalachian League). The Burlington, Idaho Falls and Wilmington PDCs are two-year extensions through 2016, and the Lexington extension is through […]
Populous lands Columbia ballpark design contract
A new ballpark in Columbia (S.C.) for a team owned by Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier will be designed by Populous. There is a history between Freier and Populous: the Kansas City-based firm designed award-winning Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), another team owned by Freier. (Disclosure: Populous is […]
He’s back! Another epic meltdown for Joe Mikulik
It wouldn’t be a successful season if we didn’t see a telecast-worthy meltdown from Joe Mikulik, and the longtime MiLB skipper didn’t disappoint Sunday. Mikulik made a name for himself after a few epic meltdowns were captured by TV cameras (you can see previous ones here and here). The first two were done when he […]
Pelicans GM to undergo in-game prostate exam while singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
That headline really wrote itself: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) GM Andy Milovich will receive an in-game prostate exam while singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during tomorrow’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Night. The promo is the result of a bet made to Pelicans fans, where Milovich challgenged them to like Fierce […]
Savannah to Columbia? Relo paperwork filed
Hardball Capital has filed a relocation application with Minor League Baseball to move the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) to Columbia (S.C.), according to a report from a local TV station, but that doesn’t mean Savannah is losing affiliated ball. The relocation application was confirmed by a local reporter, who wrote that […]
Columbia approves new-ballpark project
As expected, the Columbia (S.C.) City Council approved a development deal for a new Bull Street ballpark, with the team to be supplied by Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier. Freier, who owns the Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), is obliged to supply a […]
Potomac: Beard-A-Palooza set for Friday
Can’t wait to see the bearded nachos: The Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) are scheduling Beard-A-Palooza, complete with beard-related events all weekend. Throughout the entirety of the weekend series against the Winston-Salem Dash, the Nationals will offer a bevy of bearded food items. There will be bearded nachos, the beardfather and a mini […]
Salem Red Sox to mark 75 years of pro baseball in city
It’s been 75 years since the Salem-Roanoke Friends began play on May 20, 1939, and the Salem Red Sox (High Class A; Carolina League) are marking the occasion with a promotional night. The “Turn Back the Clock” Night promotion will feature numerous special deals and promotions. All tickets will be lowered to $5, and certain […]
Columbia approves new ballpark
It went down exactly as Mayor Steve Benjamin promised: the Columbia (S.C.) City Council voted to move forward with a funding plan for a new ballpark on a 4-3 vote. The deal with Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier commits the city to borrowing $29 million for the ballpark construction and infrastructure costs. Hardball Capital will pay […]
Winston-Salem approves new Dash lease
As expected, the City Council approved a new BB&T Ballpark lease for the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League), which will pay off a short-term loan and bring in a new ownership group led by the Chicago White Sox. The new lease, approved unanimously, for the potential new owners of the Dash to invest […]