We have a new logo for the Double-A Southern League for the 2016 season, as the circuit teams up with designer Todd Radom for the first changes to the league’s look in 21 years. (more…)
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Freier: More AT&T Field upgrades in 2016
With the first year of his ownership of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League) deemed a success, Jason Freier is looking at more changes to AT&T Field in 2016 while also mulling the obvious issue: a new ballpark. (more…)
Dothan debates MiLB, new ballpark
Civic leaders in Dothan, Alabama are polling residents on their feelings toward a new Minor League Baseball ballpark and commissioning Conventions, Sports and Leisure International (CSL) to determine its feasibility. (more…)
Babby shakes up Suns front office, promises ballpark improvements
Days after taking control of the Jacksonville Suns (Class AA; Southern League), new owner Ken Babby overhauled the team’s front office and promised ballpark improvements for the coming season. (more…)
Southern League announces year-end awards
Some pretty high-profile names and teams on this list, as the Class AA Southern League announces its year-end awards for the 2015 season. (more…)
End of an era: Pedro Bragan steps down from Suns
It is truly the end of an era: the finale of the Jacksonville Suns (Class AA; Southern League) season means there will be no Bragan in professional baseball for the first time since 1936, as Peter Bragan Jr. retires as team owner. (more…)
2015 Affiliated Attendance by League
Now that the final regular-season game was played last night in an affiliated league, it’s time to present our listings of Minor League Baseball attendance. First: we list affiliated attendance by league. (more…)
Three years, three records for Regions Field attendance
Another attendance record from the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League), as a record 444,639 fans passed through the Regions Field gates in 2015, making it the second consecutive year the organization has drawn an excess of 400,000 fans over its 70 home games. (more…)
Barons set another attendance mark
This is getting to be regular news: the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) set another attendance mark, this time for season totals at Regions Field. (more…)
Attendance news from Omaha, Birmingham
Two impressive attendance milestones to note: the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) welcomed the two-millionth fan to Werner Park tonight, while the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) surpassed 400,000 fans for the second year in a row. (more…)
Attendance News, I: Smokies set single-game mark
Some attendance news from the weekend, part one: The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) attracted a Friday night crowd of 7,866 to Smokies Park, marking the third time this year alone the club has set a new single-game record. (more…)
Blue Wahoos, Biscuits make Today show
A dramatic lightning strike at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium generated national headlines for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Montgomery Biscuits (Class AA; Southern League) this morning on NBC’s Today Show. (more…)
Attendance news in South Bend, Tennessee
We have a couple of attendance records to report from the past week, this time from the South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League). (more…)