With several brackets decided by a handful of votes, we’re moving on to the Sweet Sixteen round of the Best of the Ballparks fan vote for MLB Partner Leagues facilities. (more…)
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Voting opens on Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues edition
Our Best of the Ballparks fan vote continues, as the competition begins for venues in the four MLB Partner Leagues, based on the result of last year’s voting. (more…)
Evansville’s Bosse Field in line to host MLB exhibition game
We reported on this possibility last year, and it’s gotten to the point where MLB officials were in Evansville to scout out Bosse Field, home of the Evansville Otters (Frontier League) and A League of Their Own filming location, to host an MLB exhibition game. (more…)
Will MLB hold another signature game in 2022?
With the Field of Dreams game a huge success in 2021 and a follow-up Iowa game set up for 2022, there has been talk about another similar game this coming season. Where could it be? (more…)
100 years later, Negro Leagues legacies still emerging
A century after Rube Foster gathered his fellow team owners at the Kansas City YMCA to form the Negro National League, the broader legacy of the Negro Leagues and its forgotten stars is still being written. (more…)
Ballparks That Live On: Former Negro Leagues ballparks
One casualty of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been a baseball-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro National League. There are six existing ballparks that formerly hosted Negro Leagues major-league action; here they are. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for April 28, 2020
In this edition of the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss a variety of topics ranging from classic ballparks like Rickwood Field to the various terms scouts use to describe prospects. (more…)
Endangered Ballparks
Everyone loves old ballparks: the places where precious memories were created. But not every old ballpark has been adequately maintained or preserved, thus becoming an endangered ballpark. This page documents the most endangered ballparks in North America, and the odds that they will be saved. (more…)
The Week That Was: May 1
The ongoing battle between Frank McCourt and Bud Selig, a naming-rights sale in Oakland and a full accounting of team names in Minor League Baseball made headlines this week. The top stories on Ballpark Digest this past 10 days or so, as measured in page views. Yankees sued over authorship of iconic logo McCourt response […]
The Rickwood Classic and baseball in America
Carrying the weight of 100 years of baseball history — never mind the 100 years of social and civil-rights history as well — is an awfully heavy load for any ballpark. But Birmingham’s Rickwood Field was equal to the task during the 15th annual Rickwood Classic Wednesday, as fans celebrated the upcoming 100th anniversary of […]
The week that was: February 6
The most popular news stories on Ballpark Digest in the past week, as measured by page views. The most popular news stories on Ballpark Digest in the past week, as measured by page views. Three Rays ballpark sites recommended by committee Blue Rocks unveil new logos, unis Altoona launches new branding: Curve, PA P-Nats unveil […]
Archives: March 19-25, 2006
Archives: March 19-25, 2006 San Antonio officials get an invite Posted March 24, 2006 As the Florida Marlins continue discussing a possible relocation to San Antonio, owner Jeffrey Loria has decided to watch his team’s regular-season opener with seven of the city’s most influential politicians. San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, […]