The Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) have a new radio home: AM 1340 The Game, owned and operated by Clear Channel Radio of Oklahoma City. 1340 The Game is committed to airing all 144 regular-season games live, beginning 30 minutes before the first pitch with RedHawks On-Deck program. Game audio will also […]
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PSC, Mandalay to join forces
Professional Sports Catering announced today that it has entered into a joint venture partnership with Mandalay Baseball Properties. In the new partnership, PSC will maintain majority ownership and management of the company while Mandalay will add its extensive management expertise and experience in Minor League Baseball, and will become an active partner in the growth […]
Lipman returns as Voice of the Fisher Cats
Bob Lipman returns in 2011 as the Voice of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), and he’ll be joined by former Red Sox pre- and postgame host Dick Lutsk on flagship station WGIR-AM 610. Lipman, a two-time New Hampshire Sportscaster of the Year, enters his eighth consecutive season as a Fisher Cats […]
Captains extend WELW broadcast deal; Halbleib new Voice of CornBelters
Two broadcasting deals to announce today: The Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League) extend their arrangement with flagship radio home AM 1330 WELW, while the Normal CornBelters (independent; Frontier League) move Greg Halbleib into the broadcast booth. The WELW agreement runs for three years. The station will air all regular and post-season Captains […]
Red Sox extend Lewis-Gale Field lease through 2014
The Salem Red Sox (High Class A; Carolina League) will call Lewis-Gale Field home through the 2014 season, as the team and the city of Salem worked out a four-year lease extension starting this year. “With an improving economy and the Red Sox’s championship brand of baseball, I not only hope we continue the tradition […]
Keys expand game broadcasts with 1450AM The Source
The Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) will have all 140 games broadcast on the radio for the first time in a decade, as the team signs a deal with 1450AM The Source to serve as the official flagship station for Keys baseball in 2011. The Source also will air Keys post-season games as […]
The Week That Was: Feb. 27
Spring training was the big news of the week in the baseball world, whether it was news about potential new venues, the opening of practices, or visits to familiar haunts. The most popular stories on Ballpark Digest for the past week, as measured by page views. Nats, Astros eying new Osceola County spring-training complex Tempe […]
Thunder switch broadcasts to WTSR-FM
The Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) and The College of New Jersey announced a partnership that makes WTSR, 91.3 FM the new flagship station of the Trenton Thunder Radio Network, with Jay Burnham returning as the Voice of the Thunder. The College of New Jersey’s student radio station, WTSR, will broadcast all 142 Trenton […]
Fisher Cats shift concessions to Advantage Food
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA: Eastern League) announced Advantage Food and Beverage as the team’s new food service partner for Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. In addition, the Fisher Cats have hired Matt Person as the team’s new Vice President of Business Operations, replacing Tim Restall, who will now serve as President of Advantage […]
Three staff appointments announced at Roger Dean Stadium
Roger Dean Stadium announced the hiring of three major positions at the complex today: Mike Bauer as General Manager of Jupiter Stadium, LTD; Jordan Treadway as Director of Grounds; and Walter Herrera as Stadium Building Manager. All three hires are internal promotions, coming after extensive nationwide searches, and are effective immediately. Bauer takes over the […]
The Week That Was: Feb. 20
The Florida Marlins hit a new-ballpark landmark, high stakes for a new Las Vegas ballpark, and teams in Adelanto, Davenport and Bowling Green engage the promotional tools. The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. First seats installed in new Marlins ballpark Stakes high for 51s in […]
Storm Chasers return to KOIL-AM, add Pollock, Spanish broadcasts
The Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) announced several broadcasting-related moves today, including an extension of their broadcast agreement with KOIL-AM, the introduction of weekend Spanish broadcasts, and the addition of Brett Pollock to the broadcast booth, alongside Mark Nasser. The extension with NRG Media continues a 15-year relationship between the club and […]
The Week That Was: Feb. 13
The first signs of the 2011 season emerge in the grille of a truck headed for spring training, and an old, historic ballpark — or what’s left of it, anyway — may get a little TLC. Here are the most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. It’s […]