This is a charitable donation worth noting: Beloit Sky Carp (High-A; Midwest League) owners Quint and Rishy Studer have donated $500,000 to a Rock County literacy program to promote early childhood brain development. (more…)
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2022 Charity Event Award: San Antonio Missions
After the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, baseball became a tool to bring the community together and help them heal. That’s why we’ve selected the San Antonio Missions (Double-A; Texas League) and their Uvalde fundraiser night for the 2022 Ballpark Digest Charity Event Award. (more…)
During shutdown, Chihuahuas to volunteer with local nonprofits
With the 2020 Minor League Baseball season shut down, the front-office workers of the El Paso Chihuahuas (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will assist assist area non-profit organizations (NPOs) impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (more…)
MiLB launches CommUNITY First charity initiative
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has launched the CommUNITY First charity initiative, partnering with Feeding America to raise funds for local food banks and to honor individuals risking their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
MiLB teams expand offerings, launch charitable efforts
With everything about the 2020 MiLB season up in the air, teams are finding ways to confront the coronavirus pandemic with expanded offerings and new charitable efforts in the absence of regular-season games in April. (more…)
2019 Commitment to Charity Award: Kane County Cougars
The Kane County Cougars (Low A; Midwest League) have grown their charitable giving and local programs since the team started putting together its annual Report to The Community in 2015. Because of this continued growth, the Cougars are the winner of a Ballpark Digest Commitment to Charity Award. (more…)
MiLB, American Cancer Society Launch “Hope at Bat” Fundraising
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are launching a new fundraising and awareness initiative, Hope at Bat, beginning Thursday, June 27, and continuing through the remainder of the 2019 season in MiLB ballparks across the country. (more…)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos to Donate Team Bus
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) will donate their team bus to charity, and choose a local non-profit organization through a social media giveaway. The Blue Wahoos have used the bus since their inaugural season in 2012 to bring players and staff members throughout the Pensacola community. (more…)
Quad Cities Reveals Bandits Scholars Winners
The Quad Cities River Bandits (Low A; Midwest League) announced the two scholarship winners for the Bandit Scholars program during Sunday’s game at Modern Woodmen Park, which help cover the full cost of college for the 2017-2018 academic year. (more…)
MiLB, AquaSox team up on charity for mudslide victims
Minor League Baseball Charities and the Everett AquaSox (short season A; Northwest League) are teaming up on charity efforts for victims of the March 22 mudslide in Oso, Wash. The AquaSox announced they are dedicating their June 16 game towards relief efforts, with walk-up ticket sales going directly towards relief and recovery efforts. The Oso […]
Buy a holiday present, help out a good cause
Looking to buy something for that special baseball person in your life, while contributing to a worthy cause? Check out the Eastern League online auction, now in its final five days. The auction of items donated by Class AA Eastern League teams is slated to end early next week, so it’s not too late to […]
Grasshoppers unveil 2011 pledge: $100K if the team makes the playoffs
We have our first noteworthy promotion of the 2011 season: The Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League) will donate $100,000 to 20 local charities — as chosen by season-ticket holders and sponsors — if they make the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. The winners will be announced at a date […]
Grasshoppers make major gift for school supplies
A donation in five figures certain gets our attention, as the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League) donated $10,000 to the Guilford Education Alliance to be used for supplies at the Teacher Supply Warehouse, Hoppers President and General Manager Donald Moore announced today. The Guilford Education Alliance mission of quality education for all county […]