We have a sockingly different winner for Best New Logo/Branding in the 2021 Ballpark Digest Awards: The Appalachian League’s Burlington Sock Puppets, who turned some lemons into lemonade after losing its MLB affiliation. (more…)
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Kingsport Axmen halt season after threats from ex-player
The Appalachian League’s Kingsport Axmen has been disbanded and players sent home after a former player threatened a “Columbine 2.0” at Monday’s game at Hunter Wright Field. (more…)
More 2021 rules experiments on tap; it’s the Appy League’s turn
We have already seen Major League Baseball implement several rules experiments in Minor League Baseball and MLB Partner Leagues this year. Now up: two new rules experiments in the new summer-collegiate Appalachian League. (more…)
In memoriam: Lee Landers
Lee Landers, the affable former president of the Appalachian League who kept the circuit running during some very lean years in the face of MLB apathy, passed away from natural causes Monday. He was 83. (more…)
New for 2021: Princeton WhistlePigs
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…)
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…)