First impressions can shape the ballpark experience, and the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) seem to be keeping that in mind at Regions Field. (more…)
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A New View of Birmingham and Regions Field
This season, Regions Field—home of the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League)—will have a more bustling backdrop, thanks to the opening of a new luxury apartment building. (more…)
Promotions Watch: MiLB History Nights
Around Minor League Baseball this season, many teams will honor their history through throwback or turn back the clock nights. This has been a trend for years—in fact, we did a roundup of similar promotions in 2015—but 2016 will be a particularly busy year. This edition of Promotions Watch looks at the most notable throwback […]
Fingers to headline 2016 Rickwood Classic
Some details on one of the best annual events in all of baseball: Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers will be the guest of honor for the 21st Annual Rickwood Classic, set for Wednesday, June 1 at 12:30 p.m. at Birmingham’s historic Rickwood Field. (more…)
Best of 2015: #9, the annual Rickwood Classic
We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #9: The Rickwood Classic from the Birmingham Barons, highlighted by an appearance from Darryl Strawberry. (more…)
Barons, White Sox extend affiliation deal
The Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and parent Chicago White Sox have extended their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2020 season. (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…)
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…)
Attendance news from Omaha, Birmingham
Two impressive attendance milestones to note: the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) welcomed the two-millionth fan to Werner Park tonight, while the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) surpassed 400,000 fans for the second year in a row. (more…)
Attendance news from Spikes, Barons, Thunder
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…)
Promotions Watch: Football Night
Within a matter of weeks, the NFL and college football seasons will begin, signaling the end of the Minor League Baseball for 2015. Over the few weeks, teams around the minors will celebrate the return of football with Football Night, a promotional staple that features several standouts worthy of inclusion in this week’s Promotions Watch. […]
Best of the Ballparks: Regions Field
Another close vote, another winner: In Double-A Best of the Ballparks voting, fans voted for Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons, over Riverwalk Stadium, home of the Montgomery Biscuits. (more…)
Regions Field spurring local development
When city businesspeople and Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) owners pitched a new ballpark, they estimated it would generate $500 million in new investment. A million fans later, and the economic plan is four years ahead of schedule with cranes dotting the skyline. (more…)