We have the final rebranding exercise in the new-look summer-collegiate Appalachian League with the rebranding of the Princeton WhistlePigs for the 2021 season. (more…)
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New for 2021: Danville Otterbots
We are certainly in uncharted waters regarding gimmicky team names, as the new Danville team in the revamped Appalachian League represents a robotic otter: the Danville Otterbots. (more…)
New for 2021: Bluefield Ridge Runners
The newest team in the summer-collegiate Appalachian League for 2021: the Bluefield Ridge Runners, formerly the Bluefield Blue Jays. (more…)
New for 2021: Greeneville Flyboys
Another summer-collegiate Appalachian League rebranding to pass along, as the Greeneville Reds are now the Greeneville Flyboys for 2021 and beyond. (more…)
New for 2021: Johnson City Doughboys
Another rebranding in the summer-collegiate Appalachian League: The Johnson City Cardinals are now the Johnson City Doughboys. (more…)
New for 2021: Burlington Sock Puppets
This is the week for Appalachian League branding unveils, and out of the gate we have the Burlington Sock Puppets, premiering as a summer-collegiate team this year. (more…)
Personnel news: MLB, Wisconsin, Danville
We have some personnel news to report, including Kurt Hunzeker‘s return to baseball, staff additions for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Class A; Midwest League) and a GM for the new Danville team in the summer-collegiate Appalachian League. (more…)
Boyd Sports to manage Appy League’s Kingsport team
Boyd Sports will assume the management contract of the Kingsport franchise in the Appalachian League, adding to a roster that also includes Johnson City, Greeneville and Elizabethton. (more…)
2021 Appalachian League schedule unveiled
In the first step transitioning to a summer-collegiate league, the 2021 Appalachian League schedule was released, with Opening Day set for Thursday, June 3. (more…)
MLB announces plans for Appalachian reincarnation as wood-bat league
Big changes are in store across Minor League Baseball this year. The first shoe dropped Tuesday with the announcement that the Appalachian League will relaunch in 2021 as a summer college wood-bat league specifically designed for rising freshman and sophomores, operated with the support of MLB and USA Baseball. (more…)
It’s Pulaski vs. Kingsport in Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie finals
It’s Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park (Pulaski Yankees) vs. Hunter Wright Stadium (Kingsport Mets) in the finals of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie fan vote, in an all-Appalachian League battle. (more…)
Elite Eight time in Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie vote
It was a big Appalachian League turnout in the Sweet Sixteen round, which makes for an interesting Elite Eight round in the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie facilities vote. So vote! (more…)
Now open: Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie vote
No one knows what tomorrow brings, so we’re moving ahead with the Best of the Ballparks 2020 vote for MiLB Rookie-level ballparks in the Appalachian and Pioneer Leagues. So vote! (more…)