To end what has been a most unsatisfactory year, we’ve gone through our analytics and server logs to determine the 10 most popular new stories we posted in 2020. (more…)
Tag Archives | 2020 MiLB season
Baseball in the time of COVID-19
With Minor League Baseball shut down for the year and Major League Baseball struggling through a COVID-ridden shortened season in empty ballparks, it’s easy to think of 2020 as a lost season. But competitive baseball is still being played in front of fans in a handful of places. We visit Martinsville and Thomasville. (more…)
Despite cancelations, grassroots baseball lives on
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…)
Long-term effects of COVID-19: Ballpark debt
Professional baseball may be in a short-term crisis because of the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down play, but a longer-term problem is looming for ballpark projects dependent on public bonding or related development. (more…)
How baseball is returning, from summer collegiate and indy to MLB
With MLB and the MLBPA squabbling over a return of Major League Baseball, we’re seeing MLB teams prepping for the potential return of fans to the ballpark, while independent and summer-collegiate teams are doing the same under very challenging circumstances. (more…)
Five-round MLB Draft set for June 10-11
In another sign we won’t see a 2020 MiLB season, MLB released details on a five-round amateur draft set for June 10-11, with the signing deadline moved from July 10 to August 1. (more…)
$1 billion loan program proposed for events businesses, including MiLB
A proposed $1 billion loan program administered through the Federal Reserve would target small event-driven businesses, including MiLB teams unable to make payments like rent and utilities on publicly owned sports facilities. (more…)
Time to look forward to 2021 for MiLB
As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, the fate of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season still needs to be determined—as well as the future of the sport itself. (more…)
A blueprint for reopening ballparks
When the 2020 baseball season resumes and fans are allowed back into ballparks, safety will be foremost on their minds. Here’s one plan from a veteran independent/MiLB operator designed to reassure fans that venue pros have that same priority. (more…)
MiLB teams warn of dire consequences due to state restrictions
With several states operating under stay-at-home orders potentially extending through the summer or even the end of the year, MiLB teams are warning prohibitions on crowds could cripple their businesses for months to come. (more…)
No, the MiLB season is not canceled
There was a brief disturbance in the force late yesterday when a content farm posted a report saying agents for minor-league players and Minor League Baseball teams had been notified the 2020 season was canceled. Turns out, not so much. (more…)