It was a forgone conclusion, but that didn’t prevent some pomp and circumstance yesterday when Fayetteville (N.C.) and the Houston Astros signed a 30-year lease for a new ballpark in the city’s downtown area for the Buies Creek Astros (High A; Carolina League). (more…)
Improvements to Grainger Stadium, set to host a new Carolina League team owned by the Texas Rangers in 2017, were mostly pushed back to 2018 due to a lack of acceptable bids and delays caused by Hurricane Matthew. (more…)
We have a name, logo and branding for the relocating Brevard County Manatees (High A; Florida State League), set to play in 2017 in Osceola County Stadium: the Florida Fire Frogs. (more…)
With the Texas Rangers bringing a Carolina League to town in 2017, Kinston officials have approved $1.65 million in upgrades to Grainger Stadium for 2017 and 2018. (more…)
For the third year in a row, the South Bend Cubs (Low A; Midwest League) set a season attendance record, drawing 350,803 fans this season to Four Winds Field. (more…)
There will be a lot of attendance news in the next seven days, as the MiLB season winds down. Today: the Clearwater Threshers (High A; Florida State League) recorded the second-highest season attendance in team history in 2016. (more…)
It’s official: the Bakersfield Blaze and High Desert Mavericks are leaving the California League at the end of the 2016 season, replaced by two new teams in the Carolina League. (more…)
An injury to Miss Lou Lou Gehrig is forcing Miss Babe Ruth to fill in as K-9 Bat and Ball Dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) for the remainder of the 2016 season. (more…)
It wasn’t close: the Fayetteville City Council voted 10-0 last night to move forward with a new Houston Astros MiLB ballpark for a High A Carolina League team, with a 2019 opening specified. (more…)
Some sad news out of NewBridge Bank Park, where the Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, K-9 Bat and Ball Dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League), is out for the season after being treated for malabsorption and has been advised to rest until she fully recovers. (more…)
The Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low A; Midwest League) and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their player development contract (PDC) through the 2018 season. (more…)
We’ve hinted at this in recent weeks, but the word is now out: the Seattle Mariners are buying a 51-percent interest in the Modesto Nuts (High A; California League) in order to procure a favorable developmental spot on the West Coast. (more…)
We covered this promo when first announced, but now we have photos, as the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) are taking the field as the Jeansboro Grasshoppers this Saturday. (more…)
