The El Paso Chihuahuas (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the San Diego Padres announced an extension of their player development contract (PDC) through the 2016 season. The announcement was made a press conference today. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Padres,” said Alan Ledford, MountainStar Sports Group President. “They are a […]
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IronPigs six-year record: 600K total, 9K per game average attendance
What a streak: By attracting 614,888 fans to Coca-Cola Park in 2014, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) are the only Minor League Baseball team to attract 600,000 fans annually since 2008, with six straight years averaging over 9,000 fans a game. The 9,042 per-game average for the club’s official 68 home games […]
Bulls, Rays extend player development contract through 2018
Expected: The Durham Bulls (Class AAA; International League) and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their player development contract (PDC) for four more years, through the 2018 season. The four-year contract comes on the heels of a four-year deal signed in August 2009 that went in to effect after the 2010 season. In the last four […]
Las Vegas 51s, New York Mets extend player development contract
As previewed earlier this week, the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the New York Mets renewed their player development contract (PDC) for two more years, through the 2016 season. “We have had a great partnership with the Las Vegas 51s and the city of Las Vegas, one which continues to provide […]
Goodbye to Greer Stadium
No preservationists have stepped forward to demand its survival, and with a spiffy new ballpark on the way, we’re guessing there won’t be too many tears shed tonight during the last Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) game at Greer Stadium. Greer Stadium opened in 1978 as the home of the Sounds, and along […]
Colorado Springs Sky Sox set attendance record
Another good year at Security Service Field, where the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) set a season attendance record after a big crowd Tuesday night. The Sky Sox welcomed 7,630 fans through the gates Tuesday night and in the process set a new single-season attendance record. The 344,523 fans to enter […]
Guber group buying RedHawks; ties to Dodgers means new affiliation
A group that includes Los Angeles Dodgers and Mandalay Baseball Properties investor Peter Guber is part of another group buying the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), and the Dodgers will change affiliations in 2015, according to multiple sources. There are plenty of changes afoot for the RedHawks, according to multiple sources. Guber […]
What a difference a new ballpark makes
As we approach the end of the season, the two biggest success stories, the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) and El Paso Chihuahuas (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), have one thing in common: a new ballpark. No secret to the business strategy here: build a new ballpark and see a huge jump in attendance […]
River Cats prep for Raley Field upgrades
The Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are planning some serious upgrades to Raley Field this offseason, adding an enclosed 5,000-square-foot club with a bar and patio. The 5,000-square-foot club, overlooking left field and open to all season-ticket holders, already has a naming-rights partner and will be called the Western Health Advantage Legacy […]
Norfolk Tides to go gnome tonight
This is certainly a season for ugly uniforms in Minor League Baseball, and tonight sees another entrant in that proud tradition: the Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League) are donning gnome jerseys. The jerseys are part of the gnomification of the Tides. The team is also giving away a gnome figurine of Tides manager Ron […]
Ten tossed after Aces/Isotopes brawl
It was an epic baseball brawl in the Pacific Coast League, with nine players and Aces manager Phil Nevin tossed after a benches-clearing incident between Reno and the Albuquerque Isotopes Saturday night. Tensions had been rising between the two squads since an incident Friday night, when Isotopes third baseman Erisbel Arruebarrena took his time circling […]
Final days of Knights Stadium
With the property sold and a business plan in place, all that’s left is to tear down Knights Stadium, former home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) in coming months. Cato Corp., a Charlotte-based clothing retailer, has indeed closed on the purchase of the now-empty Fort Mill, S.C. ballpark site for $841,284. The […]
Remembering the Inter-American League
It was the last new affiliated minor league, but it didn’t last a full season: remembering the 1979 Class AAA Inter-American League, with teams in Miami and the Caribbean. We’ve written in the past about Bobby Maduro, the visionary minor-league-baseball entrepreneur who owned the Havana Sugar Kings and later served as a liaison between baseball […]