The Akron RubberDucks and Canal Park will host the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game. This will be the first time the franchise has hosted the All-Star Game since it relocated to Northeast Ohio in 1989. (more…)
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B-Mets, Main Street Baseball headed to mediation
After a U.S. District Court judge indefinitely barred the sale of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) to anyone but Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker, the two sides will meet before a federal mediator to settle their differences. (more…)
Parney: No personal hygiene until team wins
With the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) mired in a 15-game losing streak, VP & COO Todd “Parney” Parnell is taking matters into his own hands, swearing off showers and donning the orange RVA uniform until the team wins. (more…)
Judge: B-Mets can’t be sold to anyone but Main Street
Owners of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) are indefinitely prohibited from selling the team to anyone but Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker, as U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd raises “serious questions going to the issue of good faith negotiations.” (more…)
B-Mets court case scheduled this week
The fate of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) could be clearer this week, as an April 30 court date could free owners to sell the franchise or uphold a purchase agreement with Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker. (more…)
RubberDucks schedule Dave Appreciation Night
Talk about purely random: the Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) are hosting Dave Appreciation Night on Friday, honoring a Dave of the Game — Dave Szucs, to be exact. (more…)
Legislators debate Hartford ballpark tax rebate
Connecticut legislators are debating a rebate on the state’s admissions tax on tickets sold at a new Hartford Yard Goats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark, which could help pay down bonds in coming years. (more…)
Rookie to make Thunder debut Thursday
More ballpark dog news: Rookie, the third generation of golden retrievers pleasing Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) fans at Arm & Hammer Park, will make his debut Thursday. (more…)
After Rock Cats, what becomes of New Britain Stadium?
With the move of the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) to Hartford next season, city officials are making plans for the vacated New Britain Stadium. (more…)
Fightin Phils sign Feesers as food service provider, sponsor
The Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) have a new multiyear deal with Feesers, Inc. Distributors as the team’s food service supplier at FirstEnergy Stadium, with Feesers also holding signage and be the presenting sponsor for two games this season. (more…)
B-Mets, Main Street Baseball back in court this week
The owners of the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) will be back in U.S. District Court this week after Main Street Baseball and Clark Minker won a temporary restraining order prohibiting the sale of the franchise to another buyer. (more…)
Mets, Binghamton extend PDC through 2020
The New York Mets and the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) agreed to an extension of their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2020 season, as announced last night. (more…)
Thunder: Plenty of upgrades for 2015 season
Plenty of changes this season for the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League), as the team has upgraded both concessions and Arm & Hammer Park. (more…)