Last week, we unveiled something new: the start of weekly live chats on the Ballpark Digest Facebook page. Each week, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Mick Gillispie discuss The Baseball Thesaurus and the language of baseball, broadcasting and broadcasters, and the big stories of the week on Ballpark Digest. (more…)
Brian Glover, a former co-owner of the Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), passed away Thursday after a car crash in rural Oregon. He was 52 years old. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from Minor League Baseball and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League). (more…)
An Arizona lawmaker has submitted a bill that would exempt minor league players from the state’s minimum wage laws, a proposal that has the backing of Major League Baseball. (more…)
We have personnel news from the Winston-Salem Dash (High A; Carolina League) and the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
After calling games for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) since 2012, Tommy Thrall will join the Cincinnati Reds broadcast team in 2019. Thrall, who will be a part of the radio broadcasts, joins legendary Reds radio voice Marty Brennaman and the cast of Reds broadcasters for in-game and post-game coverage. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Charleston RiverDogs (Low A; Sally League) and the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) and the Hub City Hotshots (summer collegiate; Expedition League). (more…)
A broadcasting legend will soon call it a career, as Cincinnati Reds play-by-play voice Marty Brennaman announced Wednesday that he will retire after the 2019 season. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Greeneville Reds (Rookie; Appalachian League) and the West Virginia Power (Low A; Sally League). (more…)
Mitche Graf was recently named the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short Season A; Northwest League) president of business operations, marking the experienced entrepreneur’s first role in baseball. (more…)
Steve Nettleton, best remembered in baseball as the majority owner of the Chico Heat, died Friday afternoon at the age of 79. The reported cause of death was complications from Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Martinsville Mustangs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) and the Johnson City Cardinals (Rookie; Appalachian League). (more…)
