The Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will host parent club Texas Rangers in a 2019 exhibition game at First Tennessee Park on Sunday, March 24 at 1:05 p.m. It will be the first MLB exhibition game played in Nashville since 1999. (more…)
The expansion DuPage Pistol Shrimp are joining the summer-collegiate Prospect League in 2019, giving the circuit its 12th team. The team will begin play at Benedictine University’s Ben U Baseball Field in Lisle, Ill., when the Prospect League opens its 11th season in late May. (more…)
Lame-duck campaigns pose a huge challenge for MiLB teams, but the Mobile BayBears (Class AA; Southern League) are taking on the 2019 season. (more…)
Five finalists have been unveiled in a team name contest for a Brandon, Manitoba club that will begin play next season in the summer-collegiate Expedition League. Fans can vote on the finalists now through Tuesday, December 18 (more…)
Construction on a new ballpark for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (High A; Carolina League) is on schedule, as the club is moving toward the opening of its new downtown home. (more…)
Finalists have been unveiled for the branding of a Traverse City, MI squad that will compete in the summer-collegiate Northwoods League starting in 2019. There are six finalists total, ranging alphabetically from Black Pearls to Sasquatch. (more…)
We have a name for the new spring-training home of the Atlanta Braves, set to open for a single 2019 game on March 24 before becoming the teams full-time home in 2020: CoolToday Park. (more…)
The Rocky Mountain Vibes (Rookie; Pioneer League) will debut at Colorado Springs’ Security Service Field next summer, as branding for the club was announced Monday. (more…)
The summer-collegiate Northwoods League will expand to 22 teams and realign divisions in 2019, as was confirmed by Friday’s announcement of next season’s schedule. (more…)
We have (probably) the first team in baseball to be named after a stew on a full-time basis, as the Green Bay Booyah (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) name replaces the Bullfrogs as the team’s moniker. (more…)
Marlins Park will debut two new social spaces in 2019, including the Center Field Zone and SRO (Standing Room Only) Social Section. The Miami Marlins unveiled plans for the areas on Tuesday. (more…)
The Amarillo Sod Poodles (Class AA; Texas League) will take the field beginning in 2019, as branding for Amarillo’s new club was announced on Tuesday. (more…)
Branding for the upcoming Colorado Springs club in the Rookie-level Pioneer League is set to be unveiled, as an announcement is scheduled for November 19. The press conference will take place at 11:30 a.m. MST at the Banquet Hall at Security Service Field. (more…)
