A new Utica, NY ballpark could be in the works, as officials are exploring the possibility of a Minor League Baseball-caliber facility within a proposed sports complex. (more…)
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New Utica Ballpark a Springboard for League Expansion
The opening of Jimmy John’s Field today doesn’t just mark the launch of a new league, it’s also the first round of an independent-baseball model based on facility ownership and centralized management. (more…)
After Anticipation, USPBL Season Set to Begin
One of the more anticipated events in independent baseball will unfold on Memorial Day, when the United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL) begins its first season. There are ceremonies lined up for May 30 to commemorative both the launch of the USPBL and Jimmy John’s Field, the league’s ballpark in Utica, MI. (more…)
Ballpark Preview: Jimmy John’s Field
This summer, Utica (Mich.) will become a home to professional baseball, as Jimmy John’s Field is slated to host the United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL) and its three teams—Utica Unicorns, Eastside Diamond Hoppers and Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers—for a 50-game-per-team schedule, amounting to 75 total games at the ballpark. (more…)
New Utica ballpark to host startup indy league
A new ballpark in Utica (MI) has a name — Jimmy John’s Field — and a business plan calling for the three-team independent United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL) playing all its games there. (more…)
New Utica ballpark groundbreaking set
Groundbreaking for a new summer-collegiate ballpark in downtown Utica (Macomb County, Michigan) is set for later this month, as the cost and scale of the project have gone up. (more…)
Macomb County: We want minor-league ball
A long-term development plan for Macomb County in suburban Detroit calls for the development of a minor-league ballpark in Utica. Macomb County’s Blue Economy Strategic Development Plan lists 49 projects to be undertaken by the county. It’s not as though there’s not been an effort to bring baseball to the region — a group failed […]