Fresno Grizzlies Slash Concession Prices
The Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and concessions partner Pro Sports Catering are reducing food prices at Chukchansi Park, including the cost of eight of the most popular and highest-selling items. The price reductions are already in effect for home games. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2018: Summer Collegiate, Elite Eight
We’ll have a new champion in the 2018 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for summer-collegiate facilities, with top seed Warner Park bumped aside and four leagues from across the country represented in the Elite Eight. So you know what to do: vote! (more…)
MiLB: 2.35M Fans Attended Games During Fourth of July Week
Considering the Fourth of July came on a Wednesday, Minor League Baseball put up some pretty good numbers for the 541 games played last week, with 2,358,269 announced fans at games — marking the third-highest attendance total for a single week in the last 11 seasons, trailing only the Independence Day weeks in 2017 and 2008. […]
Gole to Replace Preimesberger as GM of Kingfish
The Kenosha Kingfish (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) are preparing for a transition, as Doug Gole will replace Scott Preimesberger as General Manager. Gole will move into the position on September 15. (more…)
Spring Training Revenues Down in Surprise
An earlier-than-normal launch to spring training in 2018, combined with some missteps from Major League Baseball in announcing spring training schedules, depressed revenues at Surprise Stadium. (more…)
Cards, Marlins Halt Roger Dean Stadium Upgrades
For the time being, the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins are halting their proposal for Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium upgrades. (more…)
RiverDogs to Celebrate “Toys foR Us” Night
In a homage to Toys“R”Us, the Charleston RiverDogs (Low A; Sally League) and Wonder Works will celebrate “Toys foR Us” Night on August 25. As part of the promotion, the RiverDogs will turn Riley Park into a place for all displaced toys from the shelves of Toys“R”Us both in the Lowcountry and nationwide. (more…)
New for 2019: High Point Rockers
We have a name for the independent Atlantic League team playing out of the new $36.1-million BB&T Point ballpark next season: the High Point Rockers, celebrating the furniture-making traditions in the North Carolina city. (more…)
Midseason Report Cards: Extra Innings Rules, Indy Pace of Play
Rule changes and experiments designed to shorten games and improve the pace of play in Minor League Baseball and the independent Can-Am League seem to be working, as we have results from the first half of the season. (more…)
West Virginia Power to Host 2019 SAL All-Star Game
The 2019 South Atlantic League All-Star Game will be played in Charleston, WV, with the West Virginia Power to host the event at Appalachian Power Park. The game will be played on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (more…)
Work Begins on Live! by Loews at St. Louis’s Ballpark Village Expansion
Work has officially begun on the second phase of the Ballpark Village development next to Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, after a groundbreaking on a $65-million Live! by Loews hotel, developed by The Cordish Companies and the Cardinals. (more…)
All-Star Games in Washington: Presidents and Hall of Famers
Next week’s All-Star Game at Nationals Park marks the return of the Midsummer Classic to the District of Columbia for the first time since 1969, adding to a rich Washington ASG history that includes big stars, Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy, and the beginning of the end of Dizzy Dean’s career. (more…)
Is Facial Recognition Tech In Your Ballpark’s Future? MLB Thinks So
The next big wave of technology at the ballpark could be facial recognition, as MLB and Tickets.com are working with CLEAR to introduce biometric ticketing at participating ballparks in 2019. (more…)