Minor League Baseball continued a strong 2012 on the attendance front after attracting 8,407,103 fans last month, bringing the industry’s season total to 22,346,686 through June — up 4.2 percent from June 2011. The 176 clubs in 15 leagues attracted 901,800 more fans than they did through June last year. “Our attendance remained strong through […]
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Portnoy to call Triple-A Championship Game
Robert Portnoy, the Voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), will call the play-by-play action for the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game on Versus, September 20 at 6:05 p.m. Portnoy will be joined in the booth by former Major League and Triple-A player and manager Bucky Dent, while Pawtucket Red Sox broadcaster […]
Albuquerque hosting Triple-A championship
The Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Isotopes Park are hosting the 2011 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game, pitting the winner of the Pacific Coast League playoffs against the winner of the International League’s Governors’ Cup, in a one-game championship showdown on Tuesday, September 20 at 6:05 p.m. The contest, which will be […]
Dodgers, Isotopes extend player-development deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) have extended their Player Development Contract through the 2012 season, the two teams announced today, continuing what has been an extremely successful relationship both on and off the field. In under two years, a total of 36 different players have spent time in […]
‘Topes set to welcome 4-millionth fan
The Albuquerque Isotopes will welcome the 4-millionth fan in team history to Isotopes Park tonight. With just 967 fans to go, the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will surpass 4-million fans in franchise history tomorrow when the ‘Topes take on the Memphis Redbirds at 6:35 p.m. MT. So far this season, the ‘Topes […]
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League was the equivalent to a major league in its early years, operating with its own local farm teams and attracting talent who didn’t necessarily see the need to head East to play against major competition. After World War II there was consideration to taking the formal steps to position the PCL […]