Good news for Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), who was pulled from Sunday’s game due to injury: the diagnosis is tendonitis or acute trauma to the right kneecap area. (more…)
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In memoriam: James Skeffington
Some sad news to pass along: Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) President James Skeffington passed away Sunday while jogging near his Barrington, R.I. home. He was 73. (more…)
Grasshoppers place Miss Lou Lou Gehrig on disabled list
An injury report to pass along: the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League) have placed Miss Lou Lou Gehrig on the disabled list for today’s game. (more…)
The Week That Was: April 10-16, 2015
The futures of three teams — Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) in Rhode Island and Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) in New York State — were addressed in the top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Personnel news from Tennessee, Lexington County
We have personnel news today from the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) and the Lexington County Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Best. Month. Ever.
For those of you keeping score at home, we have some news to report: Ballpark Digest had its best month ever in April, with 1.54 million page views and 129,000 individual visitors. Only one thing to say: Thank you. (more…)
Tinker Field grandstand to be torn down today
Demolition of the 1963 grandstand at Orlando’s Tinker Field, former spring home of the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins, will begin today due to a lack of renovation funds, with work expected to last 40 days. (more…)
In memoriam: Bill Valentine
Sad story to report: Bill Valentine, former GM/exec with the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) and one of the game’s great personalities, passed away Sunday morning. He was 82. (more…)
The Baseball Thesaurus up for MIPA award
The Baseball Thesaurus, from broadcaster and author Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, is a finalist in the Recreation/Sports category of the 25th Anniversary Midwest Book Awards. The Baseball Thesaurus was published in 2014 by Lineup Books, an imprint of August Publications. (more…)
Saving Historic Dodgertown
Your feel-good story of the day: After the Los Angeles Dodgers moved spring training operations to Arizona, the future of Vero Beach’s Historic Dodgertown was in doubt — until O’Malley family members stepped in to turn things around. (more…)
Thanks to our readers
We hit a couple of milestones over the weekend: we hit 125,000 individual readers for the last 30 days, and we also hit 1 million page views for the month. Only one reaction to that: thank you. (more…)
Engel Stadium’s new life: UTC intramural complex
Engel Stadium, a grand dame of the ballpark world and former home of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), will see new life as home for University of Tennessee-Chattanooga intramural sports. (more…)
In memoriam: Keith Lupton
Keith Lupton, who launched five Minor League Baseball and independent Atlantic League teams for Maryland Baseball, Keystone Baseball and Opening Day Partners, passed away yesterday. He was 73. (more…)