In light of speculation over the club’s future, the acting general manager of the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) says the team will return in 2019. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2019
Waterloo Bucks Will Host NWL 2019 All-Star Game
The 2019 Northwoods League All-Star Game will be hosted by the Waterloo Bucks at their home ballpark, Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium. The summer-collegiate league’s annual event, which is traditionally held in late-July, will return to Waterloo for the first time since 1996. (more…)
Oakland A’s Unveil A’s Access for 2019
Starting with the 2019 season, the Oakland A’s will offer a new membership program called A’s Access in place of season tickets in the traditional format. (more…)
New for 2019: WCBL
The Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) has announced a name change, as it will become the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) for 2019 and beyond. (more…)
Expectations Build for New Fayetteville Ballpark
Set to open in 2019 for the current Buies Creek Astros (High A; Carolina League), a new downtown Fayetteville, NC ballpark is building expectations locally for its potential economic impact. (more…)
New Fayetteville Ballpark Lands Big South Tournament
The upcoming downtown Fayetteville ballpark has landed a college championship, as the Big South Conference will stage its baseball tournament at the facility. The new ballpark, slated to open for the soon-to-be-rebranded Buies Creek Astros (High A; Carolina League) next year, will host the tournament from 2019-2021. (more…)
New for 2019: Capital Credit Union Park
We have a name for the new home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) in the Village of Ashwaubenon: Capital Credit Union Park. But the Bullfrogs name will be going away. (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…)
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…)
York’s PeoplesBank Park to Host 2019 Atlantic League All-Star Game
PeoplesBank Park, the home of the York Revolution, will the host independent Atlantic League‘s 2019 All-Star Game next July. (more…)
Kokomo Jackrabbits Shifting to Northwoods League
The Kokomo Jackrabbits are planning to change summer-collegiate circuits, as they will move from the Prospect League to the Northwoods League in 2019. (more…)
Southwest League Announces Dallas Team
The independent Southwest League will field a club in Dallas, with the team to launch in the league’s inaugural season beginning April, 2019. The yet-to-be-named team will be backed by Reverchon Sports and Entertainment, LLC (RSE), which has secured a 30-year lease with the City of Dallas to construct a new multi-purpose venue at Reverchon Park. (more…)
2019 Branding Announcements Take Shape
There are months remaining in the 2018 baseball season, but changes for the 2019 campaign are already taking shape. A handful of teams have already announced plans to rebrand effective 2019, providing some intrigue about the new names that could be introduced in the coming months. (more…)