Industry veteran Jon Danos is the new CEO of the Frontier League, as the circuit navigates the future as an MLB Partner League after the retirement of Bill Lee. (more…)
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Sugar Land Skeeters, ESPN ink broadcast deal
Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League) games will be broadcast on ESPN’s online network, with the potential for games to be broadcast on a cable station. The Skeeters become the first minor-league baseball team to showcase full-season live coverage on ESPN3, ESPN’s online channel. The deal gives ESPN the exclusive rights to place Sugar Land […]
Rick White new Atlantic League president
Former Major League Baseball executive Rick White is the new president of the independent Atlantic League, supervising all league business affairs. White was chosen following a nationwide search of sports and business executives conducted by the League’s search committee led by Jon Danos, and including other League Directors Peter Kirk, Seth Waugh, Josh Kalafer, and […]
Skeeters awarded 2014 Atlantic League ASG
Live today from the Fox Valley Stadium press box today, so postings will be minimal. First off: the Sugar Land Skeeters are hosting the 2014 Atlantic League All-Star Game. “We are delighted for Sugar Land to be awarded the 2014 All-Star Game,” said Opening Day Partners President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Danos. “The quality […]
Patrick Day new Southern Maryland GM
Some personnel news to note: Patrick Day, former GM of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League), is the new GM of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (independent; Atlantic League). Day will focus on providing strategic direction and assist the Blue Crabs in maintaining their status as a community leader, as well as focus […]
Barnstormers unveil new unis, logos
The Lancaster Barnstormers (independent; Atlantic League) are sporting a new look this season, with uniforms and logos riffing off the team’s successful rural barn theme dating back to the team’s 2005 inception. The barn motif can be seen in three looks. The first and most comprehensive is that “plank” markings, indicating the basic framework of […]