With the conclusion of the Atlantic League regular season on Sunday, it’s time to tally 2021 MLB Partner League attendance numbers. We’ll begin with a listing ranked by total attendance. (more…)
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American Association 2021 playoffs expanded
The MLB Partner League American Association is expanding its playoffs by adding a play-in game between the second- and third-place teams in each division. (more…)
Look out for the Milwaukee Sweet Teats
Why not? The Milwaukee Milkmen (American Association) will take the opposite viewpoint of the milking process and play two games as the Milwaukee Sweet Teats. (more…)
New for 2022: Lake Country DockHounds
We have a name for the new Oconomowoc (WI) team in the American Association launching in 2022: the Lake Country DockHounds. (more…)
Voting now open in 2021 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues
Next up in our annual series of fan votes: the polls are now open in the 2021 Best of the Ballparks selections in the four MLB Partner Leagues, encompassing 45 ballparks in former independent and affiliated leagues. (more…)
Oconomowoc newest American Association team
We have another suburban Milwaukee squad in the independent American Association, as an Oconomowoc group will launch a team for the 2022 season at a new ballpark. (more…)
American Association NFTs on tap
We know sports organizations have been eying the amazing money generated with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and now we have the American Association getting into the action. (more…)
American Association goes with 11 members in ’21; will launch season May 18
The independent American Association will go with 11 member teams and a travel squad in 2021 after the addition of the Kane County Cougars, with the season launching May 18. (more…)
Mapping a baseball future outside of MiLB
For most teams not invited to be part of the 120 MiLB licensees, the options for 2021 and beyond are sliding into independent baseball or going the summer-collegiate route. Both will involve plenty of change. (more…)
American Association unveils new branding
The American Association unveiled new branding for 2021 in a partnership with Baseballism, as the MLB Partner League upgrades its look for the first time since the modern version of the circuit began play. (more…)
National exposure for American Association in 2021 via Facebook Watch
Some potentially great exposure for the independent American Association in 2021, as the circuit signs a deal for a Game of the Week on Facebook Watch. (more…)
Reverchon Park renovation plan scrapped
A plan to renovate a 3,500-capacity ballpark at Dallas’s Reverchon Park is now dead, as a group led by Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson failed to submit documentation before a Sept. 30 deadline. (more…)
American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues
Two more independent leagues are now under the MLB umbrella, as the American Association and Frontier League have signed up as MLB Partner Leagues, joining the Atlantic League. (more…)