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Tag Archives | 2021 season
Prepping for 2021: Duluth Huskies
Editor’s note: With a national hodgepodge of state and local government regulations surrounding COVID-19 mitigation, most teams face a variety of issues when planning for 2021. This begins a series on how teams are preparing for 2021. (more…)
MLB, players spar over 2021 season
The two top concerns for MLB teams this offseason–the state of player relations and the shape of the 2021 MLB season–are colliding as the commissioner’s office and player reps begin talks about next year and how it will look. (more…)
New for 2021: Northern Colorado Owlz
Somewhat lost in the shuffle of yesterday’s Pioneer League news: the Orem Owlz are indeed moving to a new Windsor (CO) sports complex, the Future Legends Sports Complex, for the 2021 season, and will play as the Northern Colorado Owlz. (more…)
Pioneer League to live on as pro indy league
Great news for baseball fans in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Colorado: the Pioneer League will transition from a Rookie-level affiliated league to a pro independent league with unique ties to Major League Baseball. (more…)
Kerrick Jackson is new MLB Draft League president
We’ll have plenty of details about the new MLB Draft League today as announcements are made, but here’s the first: Kerrick Jackson is the summer-collegiate circuit’s first president. (more…)
Work proceeds on UPMC Park renovations
COVID-19 has forced plenty of schedule changes to UPMC Park upgrades this year, but work is scheduled to be completed at the home of the Erie SeaWolves (Class AA; Eastern League) before the end of the year. (more…)
New for 2021: Jackson Field
The home of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) has a new name: Jackson Field, as the team has entered into a seven-year ballpark naming-rights agreement with Jackson National Life Insurance Company. (more…)
Aviators land Loeb Stadium lease
The Lafayette Aviators (summer collegiate; Prospect League) will be playing in the new version of Loeb Stadium set to open for the 2021 season, in a decision announced today by the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Board of Parks & Recreation. (more…)