Next week might be a little slow on Ballpark Digest, as the staff is attending the 2017 Baseball Winter Meetings at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. It’s where the baseball industry gathers, and we’ll be there. (more…)
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August Publications Open Position: Marketing Manager
We’re hiring! The open position is for a marketing manager, with an emphasis on content marketing. The position also includes work on a variety of traditional promotions, in-house graphics, and social media. (more…)
Open Position: Marketing Manager
We are hiring at August Publications. The open position is for a marketing manager, with an emphasis on content marketing, but it also includes a variety of traditional promotions, in-house graphics, and social media. (more…)
Upcoming: 2016 Ballpark Digest Awards
A friendly reminder: We’re now accepting nominations for our annual Ballpark Digest awards! We’ve already begun the process with the naming of Spirit Communications Park as Ballpark of the Year, and we’re seeking input for other worthy recipients. (more…)
Announcing the 2016 Ballpark Digest Awards
It’s that time of year again, when we honor baseball’s best and brightest with the annual Ballpark Digest Awards. We’ve already begun the process with the naming of Spirit Communications Park as Ballpark of the Year, and we’re seeking input for worthy recipients. (more…)
The Week That Was: August 7, 2016
Ballpark Digest Awards, facilities issues in Joplin and Hartford, and some unusual game-day promotions. Here are the top 10 stories on Ballpark Digest for the week of July 31-Aug. 6, as measured by page views. (more…)
Elsewhere on August Publications
Here’s a reminder that we do more than just Ballpark Digest here at August Publications — check out our other websites and social-media feeds! (more…)
Personnel news: Ballpark Digest
We have some changes to report at Ballpark Digest: We’re happy to report that Zach Spedden joins August Publications today as the full-time managing editor of all our sports websites. (more…)
2015 Best New Technology: Stadium 1 Software
We’re finally winding down our 2015 awards season, and today’s entry covers the burgeoning field of sports tech. Running a ballpark today is a tech enterprise, and tracking and managing that data is the centerpiece of Stadium 1 Software, winner of Ballpark Digest’s Best New Technology Tool for 2015. (more…)
Berlin: SB Cubs investing more at Four Winds Field
South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League) owner Andrew Berlin announced more investments in his team’s home, Four Winds Field, including a new party deck and a mixed-use development beyond the left/center field walls. (more…)
It’s time for the Winter Meetings!
Yes, it’s that time of year, when the baseball universe gathers for the annual Baseball Winter Meetings and Trade Show. And we’ll be in Nashville for the festivities. (more…)
2015 Best Ballpark Improvements: West Michigan Whitecaps
It was not an auspicious New Year for the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2014, when team management and ownership saw fire take out part of Fifth Third Ballpark on January 3. The resulting rebuilding of the ballpark over a two-year period earned the West Michigan Whitecaps Ballpark Digest’s Best Ballpark Improvements Award for 2015. (more…)
2015 Charity Award: Quad Cities River Bandits
Making a difference in the community is a goal for many professional baseball teams. Very few have attained the success displayed by the owners of the Quad Cities River Bandits in giving back to the community – and that’s why the team’s charity work is cited in this year’s Ballpark Digest Annual Awards. (more…)