The Reno Aces (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will take the field as the Reno Ghost Riders as the franchise promotes a past finalist for the team name. It’s an interesting trend in Minor League Baseball: teams revisiting their branding exercises and summoning a contender for a promotion. Earlier this season the Northwest Arkansas Naturals […]
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El Paso: Let’s sell Cohen Stadium to Tigua tribe
The El Paso Diablos (independent; American Association) could live on if the city sells Cohen Stadium to the Tigua tribe, which owns and operates the team. The issue: a deal to bring a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team to a new downtown ballpark contains a noncomplete clause, prohibiting the city from doing business with […]
Knights meet deadline for ballpark-financing plan
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) met a deadline for submitting a ballpark-financing plan to Mecklenburg County, meeting a key deadline for a new Uptown ballpark. As part of the agreement with Mecklenburg County for land and $8 million in infrastructure improvements. the Knights needed to submit a financing plan for a new ballpark […]
One side effect of new El Paso ballpark: return of UTEP baseball
Baseball, dropped by UTEP because of budgetary reasons in 1985, could return to the school if a new downtown ballpark is built for a Pacific Coast League team. Right now it’s a numbers game, both on the ledger sheet and on the participation side. Adding baseball means the school would need to add womens’ sports […]
El Paso ownership group pitches PCL
The potential owners of a Pacific Coast League team in El Paso pitched the circuit’s executive committee last Friday on the merits of their group and the city. The El Paso ownership group is MountainStar Sports Group (Woody Hunt, Paul Foster, Josh Hunt and Alejandra de la Vega Foster). Consultants presenting on behalf of the group […]
Status quo reigns in Memphis
Though there’s been chatter about the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) being on the market, nothing is on the horizon, says John Pontius. Pontius is treasurer of the Memphis Redbirds Foundation, and he’s been pretty forthcoming about efforts to sell the team and AutoZone Park; a sale to parent St. Louis Cardinals fell through several years ago, […]
Four more years for D-Backs, Aces
The Reno Aces (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Arizona Diamondbacks extended their player-development contract (PDC) for four more years, through 2016. The two have been affiliated for the three years the Aces have been playing in Reno, as well as 11 seasons when the franchise was located in Tucson. Here’s a look at the […]
Former Winnipeg Whips/Goldeyes home will be new home to Target
Though details aren’t final, it looks like Canad Inns Stadium, the former home to International League and Northern League baseball in Winnipeg, will be torn down to make way for a Target store. Mayor Sam Katz — who, by the way, owns the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) and brought an independent Northern League team […]
Sky Sox scrap game because of fire conditions
Minor League Baseball is affected by wildfires raging through Colorado, as tonight’s game between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Tacoma Rainiers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) has been postponed. The specific cause, as stated by the Sky Sox: the game has been indefinitely postponed because of smoke and poor air quality caused by the […]
El Paso approves ballpark for Triple-A team
The El Paso City Council moved forward on a new-ballpark plan for a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team, signing a term sheet with MountainStar Sports Group LLC. With the passage, the council directed the city manager to move forward on a term sheet, detailing the ballpark construction and funding plan. With that term sheet in hand, MountainStar Sports […]
First look: El Paso ballpark renderings
As the El Paso City Council is debating a proposed new ballpark for the relocating Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) tonight, we thought we’d share a sneak of what it would look like. The renderings are preliminary and are courtesy of the city of El Paso. But they give you an idea of […]
El Paso council to debate new ballpark tonight
The El Paso City Council tonight will discuss a funding plan and possible term sheet for a new downtown ballpark for the relocating Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). The proposal calls for a 2 percentage point hike in the city’s hotel tax, raising it to 17.5 percent — a move that’s drawn the ire […]
Mondor permanently part of McCoy Stadium after statue dedication
Ben Mondor, the man who saved pro baseball in Pawtucket and became one of the most respected people in Minor League Baseball, has been honored permanently at McCoy Stadium with a statue. It’s safe to say Mondor saved baseball in the Rhode Island city, buying the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) out of […]