We have attendance news to pass along from the State College Spikes (short season A; NY-Penn League), the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League). (more…)
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Indians unveil more Progressive Field improvements
The Cleveland Indians unveiled the second round of major improvements to Progressive Field, as 2016 will see the addition of a new club behind home plate, leading back to the main concourse. (more…)
Saints set new team, league attendance record
This latest attendance record should surprise no one: tonight the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) set a season franchise and league record, with 299,093 fans through the gates at CHS Field. (more…)
Bypassing lines at MLB ballparks
We expect to see more MLB teams adopt this technology, as Yankee Stadium becomes the third Major League Baseball ballpark to allow fans to bypass entry lines after signing up for a biometrics scan. (more…)
River Bandits add third scholarship
Some good news for the day: The Quad Cities River Bandits (Low A; Midwest League) are expanding the Bandit Scholars Program with the addition of a third Bandit Scholarship, which will be open annually to Quad Cities-area students entering Augustana College. (more…)
Attendance records fall in South Bend, Gastonia
‘Tis the season for season attendance records going down, as evidenced by the news coming from the South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League) and the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
New for 2016: Columbia Fireflies
The Columbia Fireflies are the newest team in Minor League Baseball, as the Low A South Atlantic League team moving from Savannah will play beginning next season in Spirit Communications Park. (more…)
Attendance news: Chihuahuas, River Bandits
Attendance milestones to note: the El Paso Chihuahuas (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) welcomed the 1-millionth fan to Southwest University Park this weekend, while the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low A; Midwest League), set a modern single-game record. (more…)
MLB trade binge extends to Lugnuts, Hot Rods
In a trade ostensibly made before the MLB deadline, the Lansing Lugnuts and Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low A; Midwest League) agreed to swap broadcasters Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Danny Reed for the sixth inning of today’s game. (more…)
Attendance News: New Hampshire, Gary SouthShore
We have attendance news today from the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) and the Gary SouthShore Railcats (independent; American Association). (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: PNC Park
The fans have spoken: after multiple rounds of polling, Ballpark Digest readers have voted PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the leading Major League Baseball facility in the website’s Best of the Ballparks competition. (more…)
Attendance News, II: SB Cubs poised for record season
We expect to be running a lot of attendance stories the next month, but this is a big one: the South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League) should shatter the season record for the team, set in 2014. (more…)
Attendance News, I: Smokies set single-game mark
Some attendance news from the weekend, part one: The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) attracted a Friday night crowd of 7,866 to Smokies Park, marking the third time this year alone the club has set a new single-game record. (more…)