The effort by Music City Baseball to bring MLB to Nashville in the form of the Nashville Stars received a boost after an endorsement from the Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce. (more…)
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Justin Timberlake joins Nashville Stars expansion effort
Another big name joins the potential ownership list of the proposed MLB expansion Nashville Stars, as Tennessee native Justin Timberlake signs on as an investor. (more…)
Nashville Stars Name Unveiled, Despite Lack of MLB Expansion Plans
Despite the lack of current Major League Baseball expansion plans, a group that wants to bring a club to Nashville is branding its potential team as the Nashville Stars. (more…)
Personnel news: Nashville, Stockton, Fredericksburg, York, Worcester
We have personnel news from the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A East), Stockton Ports (Low-A West), Fredericksburg Nationals (Low-A East), York Revolution (Atlantic League) and Worcester Bravehearts (Futures League). (more…)
Nashville MLB effort adds another big name: Darius Rucker
The effort to bring Major League Baseball to the Music City in the form of the Nashville Stars added another big name to the effort, with Darius Rucker now part of the ownership group. (more…)
Brewers invite Nashville as new Class AAA affiliate
The Milwaukee Brewers are inviting the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) to be the team’s new Class AAA affiliate, potentially joining holdovers Biloxi, Carolina and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. (more…)
Stars, Titans disagree on potential ballpark location
Tennessee Titans President and CEO Burke Nihill isn’t thrilled about a potential Nashville Stars ballpark next to Nissan Stadium, a location proposed by Music City Baseball Managing Director John Loar. (more…)
Dombrowski joins Nashville MLB bid
The latest name in baseball to join the Nashville MLB bid is former Tigers and Red Sox GM Dave Dombrowski, as businessman John Loar continues to assemble an ownership/management group for a relocating or new Major League Baseball team. (more…)
Nashville MLB group, Negro Leagues Museum ink licensing deal
Music City Baseball, the group seeking to bring MLB to Nashville, has signed a partnership agreement with the Kansas City-based Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM), centering on the Nashville Stars branding. (more…)
Potential Nashville MLB Ballpark Renderings Released
A group seeking to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to Nashville has released ballpark renderings, the latest step in an effort that has plenty of ground to cover. (more…)
Esurance, MiLB Announce Rising Stars Winners
Minor League Baseball and Esurance have announced the winners in their 2016 Rising Star Students program. This initiative, which awards $5,000 for college expenses to students in select cities, is the result of the strategic partnership between MiLB and Esurance. (more…)
Former Nashville Jewel in Disrepair
Herschel Greer Stadium, the former home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) has seen All-Star games, major league exhibition games, perfect games, and no-hitters, but it wasn’t enough to keep the 38-year-old ballpark open. (more…)
Melvin not happy with Nashville Sounds
Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin isn’t happy with the way his team was treated by the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), who decided to seek a new affiliate as a new ballpark is opening next season. The Brewers, in Melvin’s mind, were pretty patient with the Sounds the last several years when Greer […]