The Atlantic League has been designated the first MLB Partner League, extending the independent circuit’s relationship in terms of rules testing into areas like joint marketing and promotional opportunities. (more…)
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New for 2021: Fairfield Properties Ballpark
The home of the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League) will have a new name in 2021 after the sale of naming rights to Fairfield Properties: Fairfield Properties Ballpark. (more…)
Release your frustrations at York’s Smash Bash
What a brilliant promo: for those frustrated by how 2020 has rolled out, the York Revolution (independent; Atlantic League) is holding “Smash Bash,” where you can take out your feelings on inanimate, breakable objects of all kinds. (more…)
Bellamy heads Gastonia’s 2021 Atlantic League entry
A new Gastonia (N.C.) team is joining the independent Atlantic League lineup for the 2021 season, as Brandon Bellamy will lead the team ownership group and his Velocity Companies will partner on ballpark-area development. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2020 indy vote moves to Final Four
It’s American Association vs. Atlantic League in the Final Four, as the Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent-baseball vote moves to the next round. So vote! (more…)
Elite Eight time in Best of the Ballparks 2020 indy vote
After a few close votes and a few upsets, we’re now in the Elite Eight round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent-baseball competition. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Voting opens for Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent baseball competition
Let the voting begin on the next category in the 2020 Best of the Ballparks vote, as we ask fans to choose their favorite independent-baseball ballpark from the American Association, Atlantic League, Frontier League and United Shore Professional Baseball League. (more…)
New for 2020: Truist Point
Another ballpark naming-rights deal adjusted after the merger of BB&T Bank and SunTrust: the home of the High Point Rockers (independent; Atlantic League) is now Truist Point, as the BB&T Point name is replaced. (more…)
Atlantic League scraps full 2020 season; teams free to set own schedules
Facing a patchwork of local regulations governing group gatherings, the independent Atlantic League will not be playing an official league slate in 2020, with teams free to implement solutions tailored to their current governmental guidelines. (more…)
Despite Sugar Land defection, Atlantic League plans 2020 season
There are still many decisions to be made on the 2020 independent-baseball season, as the three major circuits grapple with a patchwork of state and local regulations. Despite a Sugar Land Skeeters defection, the rest of the Atlantic League is planning for play this year. (more…)
Atlantic League Delaying 2020 Season
Citing new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the independent Atlantic League will delay the start of its 2020 season. (more…)
Personnel News: High Point, Buffalo
We have personnel news to report from the High Point Rockers (independent; Atlantic League) and the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
Atlantic League Reaction to ABS Technology Mixed
In reflecting on the 2019 season, on-field personnel in the independent Atlantic League collectively has mixed feelings on the effectiveness of automated ball-strike technology and the potential for its use in MLB. (more…)