Michael Gartner surprised team employees by distributing $600,000 in staff bonuses after the sale of his Iowa Cubs (Triple-A East) to Diamond Baseball Holdings. (more…)
Archive | 2022
Flash sale: Take 30 percent off August Pubs books
For a limited time, take 30 percent off all August Publications books, including Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s The Baseball Thesaurus, Andy Strasberg’s My 1961 and our popular spring-training guides. (more…)
Personnel news: Somerset Patriots
We have personnel news today from the Somerset Patriots (Double-A Northeast), with the appointment of five new front-office staff members as account managers. (more…)
Fanatics to acquire core of Topps trading cards business
We mentioned this as a possibility after MLB and the players association ended their longtime association with Topps: Fanatics, which snared the baseball-card rights, is now acquiring the Topps trading card and collectibles business. (more…)
Personnel news: St. Paul Saints, Hickory Crawdads, Lexington Legends
We have personnel news today from the St. Paul Saints (Triple-A East), the Hickory Crawdads (High-A East) and the Lexington Legends (Atlantic League). (more…)
Challenging year ahead in pro baseball: Four issues we’re following
As 2022 begins, the pro baseball world faces a slew of challenges, as the industry grapples with issues of their own making and other imposed by circumstances beyond its control. Here are the four stories we’ll be closely following this year. (more…)