Good news from the South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League), who set a season attendance record of 347,678 at Four Winds Field while also generating a record amount of Indiana state sales tax from concessions at the ballpark. (more…)
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Miracle notch three attendance marks in 2015
Big year for the Fort Myers Miracle (High A; Florida State League), as the team set three attendance marks, including per-game and overall attendance, in their first season at the newly renovated Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex. (more…)
IronPigs surpass 600K attendance mark again
More great attendance news: The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) once again eclipsed the 600,000 attendance mark during the 2015 season and remain Minor League Baseball‘s per game attendance leader since their debut season, with an all-time average of 9,009 fans per game. (more…)
South Atlantic League announces year-end awards
Some great teams and people honored in the 2015 South Atlantic League Outstanding Achievement Awards, as chosen by reps from all 14 teams, along with league field managers and umpires. (more…)
Squirrels snare EL attendance crown
With the end of the Eastern League regular season and the attendance crown up for grabs, we have a winner: the Richmond Flying Squirrels, as today’s crowd of 5,751 gives the team a season total of 417,828 fans — some 818 more than the Reading Fightin Phils. (more…)
Senators set season attendance mark
The first of many notes on the end of the season for most MiLB teams: For the first time ever the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) passed the 300,000 mark in season attendance, drawing 301,558 fans to Metro Bank Park. (more…)
Attendance records go down in Quad Cities
More great 2015 attendance news to note, this time a pair of records from the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low A; Midwest League): per-game and single-season marks. (more…)
Rainiers post best numbers since 2011
Good end-of-year numbers coming from the Tacoma Rainiers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), as the team welcomed 352,521 fans to Cheney Stadium, the second-highest attendance total in club history and highest since the renovated ballpark’s inaugural season in 2011. (more…)
Three years, three records for Regions Field attendance
Another attendance record from the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League), as a record 444,639 fans passed through the Regions Field gates in 2015, making it the second consecutive year the organization has drawn an excess of 400,000 fans over its 70 home games. (more…)
Saints to host 2016 American Association ASG
Should be a good time, as the St. Paul Saints and CHS Field will host the 2016 American Association All-Star Game. (more…)
WV Power unveil new cap logo for 2016
Another new logo release today, as the West Virginia Power (Low A; Sally League) unveils an interwoven “WV” logo on their road and alternate home hats for the 2016 season. (more…)
Curve post highest attendance since 2007
Another nice bit of attendance news to pass along: The Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) recorded their highest regular-season attendance in seven years. (more…)
Barons set another attendance mark
This is getting to be regular news: the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) set another attendance mark, this time for season totals at Regions Field. (more…)