We have a change in the front office for the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League), as Randy Lewandowski takes over the GM reins from Cal Burleson, who remains with the team as vice president of baseball and administrative affairs. (more…)
Business makes for some strange bedfellows, as is the case of Chicago businessman Andrew Berlin: a staunch White Sox fan who is transforming his South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League) team into a mirror of the MLB parent. (more…)
Altoona Curve GM Rob Egan has been named the 2014 Eastern League Executive of the Year, as the league also announced nominees for year-end MiLB awards. (more…)
We have personnel news to pass along from the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League), Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League), Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) and the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League. (more…)
We have a new book available: Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, The Integration of College Football, and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. (more…)
We’re guessing it wasn’t even close, even though the circuit is jammed with talent: Charlotte Knights Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Dan Rajkowski is the International League’s 2014 Executive of the Year. (more…)
We have a slew of personnel announcements involving the West Michigan Whitecaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A: Sally League) and the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League). In the Midwest League, Whitecaps Vice President of Sales Steve McCarty has been named the league’s 2014 Executive of the Year, Steve McCarthy. During […]
We’ve had a flood of award nominations the last few days, but we want to make sure you know: tomorrow is the deadline for submissions to the 2014 Ballpark Digest Awards. Each year we honor the best in the baseball world, at every different level: MLB, MiLB, independent, summer collegiate and college. We’re looking for […]
We have some personnel notes to pass along: Adam Lorber is leaving the Camden Riversharks (independent; Atlantic League) for the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A; Sally League), and Brad Tammen is leaving the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). Bringing pro baseball to a a blighted neighborhood is always a huge challenge, but the […]
Over the weekend we hit the magic mark on Ballpark Digest, setting a record for annual page views. And it’s only September! Thanks to each and every one of you for your patronage and support: We couldn’t do it without you. So far in 2014 we’ve generated 10,613,070 page views. That breaks last year’s mark […]
Ken Shepard, whose career in baseball spanned 20-plus years in both independent and affiliated leagues, passed away yesterday afternoon, succumbing to kidney cancer. The Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) GM was 49. “Ken fought a valiant fight and handled himself with incredible courage, dignity and grace,” says Bluefish principal owner Frank Boulton. “All of our […]
Just a reminder that we’re accepting nominations for the 2014 Ballpark Digest Awards, where we honor the best and the brightest in all of baseball–MLB, MiLB, indy, summer collegiate and college. Last year saw a record of submissions from every level of baseball, and we want to break that record this year. So far we’ve […]
We have some year-end awards to announce: Jesse Cole is the Coastal Plain League executive of the year; Ray Sayre is the Southern League’s groundskeeper of the year, and Brian Boesch is the Carolina League broadcaster of the year. Cole is the managing partner for the Gastonia Grizzlies and Forest City Owls, while also serving […]
