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Akron RubberDucks unveil 2014 upgrades to Canal Park

The Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) unveiled major changes to Canal Park today, including details regarding the previously announced new year-round restaurant and information about new picnic and premium areas in left field and right field. The additions cost around $3.5 million, making an investment total of $5.6 million since Ken Babby took ownership […]

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Richmond ballpark opponents: Map used to justify location is incorrect

The creator of a slave-trade map used by Richmond officials says it’s not accurate and should not be used to justify the construction of a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark in Shockoe Bottom. A map of Shockoe Bottom slave-trade sites was created in 2000 by Richmond historian Elizabeth Cann Kambourian. She’s […]

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Alternative plan pitched for Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom: No new ballpark

A group opposing a new Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark have proposed an alternate plan for Shockoe Bottom: no new ballpark, large slave-trade memorial. The three-page proposal from a group of activists and historians led by Phil Wilayto calls for the same level of development in the area — hotel, office space, […]

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Charlie Eshbach crowned 2013’s King of Baseball

Today’s big news at the Winter Meetings: Minor League Baseball crowned Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) President Charlie Eshbach the 2013 King of Baseball. The King of Baseball is a long-standing tradition in which Minor League Baseball salutes a veteran from the professional baseball world for long-time dedication and service. Eshbach celebrated his […]

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