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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MiLB adds American Sports Network broadcasts
Fifteen Minor League Baseball (MiLB) games will be broadcast on the American Sports Network (ASN) this summer under a deal reached with Sinclair Networks Group. (more…)
Promotions Watch: Summer Collegiate Promos
With summer just around the corner, it is finally time to get ready to for the beginning of the summer collegiate league seasons, which collectively feature giveaways, theme nights, and other special events that rival the offerings in Minor League Baseball. Some of this year’s most notable collegiate league promotions will be highlighted in this […]
Fayetteville/MiLB match surfaces again
With a High Class A Carolina League team potentially on the move, the idea of a new downtown ballpark in Fayetteville (N.C.) is once again being raised by locals. (more…)
Everything’s new in Nashville after ballpark opening
One issue when a team opens a new ballpark: how fans will react to a totally different operations mode. Judging from the reaction of Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) fans, First Tennessee Park is already a huge success. (more…)
Attendance news from Birmingham, Gastonia
It’s shaping up to be a big year in baseball, as several MiLB and summer-collegiate teams are reporting good numbers for 2015. Today’s sellout news comes from the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Spotsylvania County pitches woo at Suns
A new suitor for the Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League) has emerged, as Spotsylvania County (Va.) is pitching a $33-million ballpark for the team, subject to negotiations. (more…)
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…)
Mudcats scrap series; players to receive more care
A bus accident injuring seven Carolina Mudcats (High Class A; Carolina League) players is causing the cancellation of games today and tomorrow, as the team bus driver has been cited for driving too fast under the conditions. (more…)
Smokies set two attendance marks in one day
Nice day when you can set two attendance marks in a doubleheader, as the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) set marks for single-game and single-day attendance at Smokies Park. (more…)
Options abound for Pawtucket Red Sox
If Rhode Island lawmakers can’t reach agreement with the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) on a new ballpark, owners should have an abundance of options in Massachusetts if a move is deemed the best option. (more…)
Mudcats bus crashes; seven players injured
Seven Carolina Mudcats (High Class A; Carolina League) players and a team trainer were injured after a team bus traveling to Myrtle Beach flipped onto its side in Columbus County (N.C.) early this morning. (more…)
Biloxi Shuckers set June 6 MGM Park opening
We have a tentative opening date for MGM Park, new home of the Biloxi Shuckers (Class AA; Southern League), as the team will be selling tickets to a June 6 game against the Mobile BayBears at 7:10 p.m. (more…)