With the Minor League Baseball season canceled and many summer-collegiate leagues operating on a limited basis due to local restrictions, baseball has been a largely improvised endeavor across the country. Here are some developments worth noting. (more…)
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Atlantic League teams drop plans for limited 2020 regional play
After the independent Atlantic League scrapped a full 2020 season and freed to implement solutions tailored to their current governmental guidelines, an effort to launch regional play has been scrapped by the Long Island Ducks and the High Point Rockers. (more…)
Chicago Dogs to play home games at Impact Field
Instead of playing the season at Milwaukee’s Franklin Field, the Chicago Dogs (independent; American Association) will play all 2020 home games at Rosemont’s Impact Field. (more…)
Frontier League suspends 2020 season
Finding that a patchwork of local and state restrictions on crowds too difficult to surmount, the independent Frontier League has suspended its 2020 season, though some teams will be running local events. (more…)
Atlantic League scraps full 2020 season; teams free to set own schedules
Facing a patchwork of local regulations governing group gatherings, the independent Atlantic League will not be playing an official league slate in 2020, with teams free to implement solutions tailored to their current governmental guidelines. (more…)
Six American Association teams to participate in three-city season
We have some clarity in the 2020 independent baseball world, as six American Association teams will be playing out of three hubs, with games hosted by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Milwaukee Milkmen and Sioux Falls Canaries. (more…)
Despite Sugar Land defection, Atlantic League plans 2020 season
There are still many decisions to be made on the 2020 independent-baseball season, as the three major circuits grapple with a patchwork of state and local regulations. Despite a Sugar Land Skeeters defection, the rest of the Atlantic League is planning for play this year. (more…)
Skeeters to launch four-team indy league at Constellation Field for 2020
The Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League) will run their own four-team independent baseball league at Constellation Field for 2020, beginning July 3 and running for 56 games through Aug. 23. (more…)