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New for 2013: Mackleboar

The St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association), following a proud team tradition, have yet another clever name for the team’s porcine mascot: Mackleboar. The Saints revealed the name at the World’s Largest Game of Catch today in downtown St. Paul. The name was selected out of over 600 entries in the Name the Pig Contest […]

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Saints ballpark renderings released; environmental study approved

The City of St. Paul has concluded a basic environmental assessment of the site for a proposed St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) ballpark will suffice, paving the way for detailed planning to begin. At the same time, the city released some renderings of the ballpark plan, revealing a much more conventional design than originally […]

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It’s the Alexandria Aces for 2013

The Alexandria Aces (independent; United League Baseball) are officially returning to Bringhurst Field, as the indy circuit signs a lease that will work around the dangerous portions of the historic ballpark. As you’ll recall, late last season a different version of the Aces — this one playing in the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League — pulled […]

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Atlantic League: Get the lead out!

The independent Atlantic League is implementing rule changes this year in an attempt to address a perennial concern: speeding up baseball games. We’ve written about the rule changes before; now that the season is imminent, it’s a good time to review them. The York Dispatch’s John Walk has a nice piece on the changes, complete […]

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United League returns to Alexandria

The independent United League Baseball is returning to Alexandria (La.), as the league reached a tentative agreement to place a team at Bringhurst Field for the 2013 season. Alexandria was an original ULB member, but as of late the Alexandria Aces were part of the summer-collegiate Texas Collegiate League. Last season the Aces played under […]

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Virginia Beach awarded Atlantic League franchise — but financing for ballpark remains

A group seeking to bring pro baseball to Virginia Beach has received conditional approval from the independent Atlantic League, but financing for the $25-million ballpark/youth baseball project is still up in the air. The group, Virginia Beach Professional Baseball, LLC, is looking to build a 6,000-seat ballpark near the existing Sportsplex. The ballpark would be […]

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New Hounds ballpark approved

A new ballpark for the Loudoun Hounds (independent; Atlantic League) was approved unanimously last night by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, clearing the way for the team to begin play with the 2014 season. The new ballpark at the One Loudoun development at the interchange of Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway will be […]

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