It’s a repeat for the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), whose adopted Mariachis de Nuevo México branding has won Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión for the second-straight season. The announcement was made this morning at the Baseball Winter Meetings Opening Session. (more…)
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has unveiled its 2019 Field of the Year winners, including honors for professional baseball, and college baseball and softball. (more…)
The Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) set a new franchise record for total charitable giving in 2019, doing so for the third consecutive year. Including monetary donations and in-kind contributions, the Tribe gave back $583,623 to community organizations in fiscal year 2019. (more…)
The Rookie-level Appalachian League has inducted 13 new members into its Hall of Fame, with League President Emeritus Lee Landers among the inductees. (more…)
The independent Atlantic League has announced its 2019 Post-Season Administrative/Community Honors, recognizing team accomplishments both on and off the field. Winners were selected through voting from league club administrators and field managers. (more…)
The Kane County Cougars (Low A; Midwest League) have grown their charitable giving and local programs since the team started putting together its annual Report to The Community in 2015. Because of this continued growth, the Cougars are the winner of a Ballpark Digest Commitment to Charity Award. (more…)
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball have announced several accolades, naming the 2019 Sports Field Managers of the Year award winners. (more…)
Burlington Bees (Low A; Midwest League) General Manager Kim Parker has won the 43rd Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award, with Minor League Baseball announcing the honor. (more…)
The St. Paul Saints have been named the independent American Association‘s Organization of the Year, marking the fifth consecutive time they have won the award. (more…)
Winston-Salem Dash play-by-play announcer Joe Weil has been named the High A Carolina League‘s 2019 Broadcaster of the Year, receiving the most votes among the league’s lead broadcasters and broadcast assistants. (more…)
The Amarillo Sod Poodles have been named the 2019 Texas League Organization of the Year, as voted on by executives from the league’s eight clubs. With the announcement, the Texas League champion Sod Poodles swept the Organization, Executive and Manager of the Year awards. (more…)
The Class AA Eastern League has unveiled its nominees for several 2019 MiLB awards, including the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award, the Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award, the John Henry Moss Community Service Award, the Larry MacPhail Award, and the John H. Johnson President’s Award. (more…)
The Class AA Eastern League has announced its 2019 Executive of the Year, naming Todd “Parney” Parnell of the Richmond Flying Squirrels this year’s recipient. This is the third time in his career Parnell has won this award, as he previously won the award in 2013 and also in 2004 when he was the GM of the Altoona Curve. (more…)
