The Dragons Lair at Fifth Third Field will be overhauled before this season, as the Dayton Dragons (Low A; Midwest League) have unveiled a renovation. The change will bring some new group and hospitality amenities to the ballpark (more…)
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STMA Announces Mowing Pattern Contest Winner
The Sports Turf Managers Association (SMTA) has announced the winner of its fourth annual Mowing Patterns Contest. This year’s prize has been given to Britt Barry, the sports turf manager for the Dayton Dragons (Low A; Midwest League). (more…)
Brandy Guinaugh Wins Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award
Brandy Guinaugh, the vice president, sponsor services for the Dayton Dragons (Low A; Midwest League) has been named the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year for 2016. The award is given annually by Rawlings and Minor League Baseball. (more…)
Development Taking Shape in Dayton
More than a decade after the ballpark’s opening, development is taking place around Fifth Third Field, home of the Dayton Dragons (Low A; Midwest League). (more…)
Promotions Watch: 5K at the Ballpark
Combining two sports is becoming a habit for many Minor League Baseball teams, as the action on the field is sometimes paired with a 5K. (more…)
2015 Best Marketing Campaign: Dayton Dragons, “Heaties”
The Dayton Dragons are certainly one of the top Minor League Baseball teams, and a big reason for that success is a commitment to customer service. A clear example of this is how the team treats season-ticket holders – making 2015’s “Heaties” initiative the best marketing campaign in this year’s Ballpark Digest Annual Awards. (more…)
Midwest League sets attendance record
It was a good 2015 for the Low A Midwest League, as the circuit set a record for attendance with a final tally of 4,233,904 fans, breaking 2010’s record of 4,184,843 fans. (more…)
MiLB: $60.3M in licensed merchandise sales in 2014
Last year was a record one for Minor League Baseball, recording than $60.3 million in licensed retail sales for all 160 teams, as MiLB also releases a list of the Top 25 teams in merchandise sales. (more…)
The Week That Was: February 15, 2015
Hartford ballpark construction, MLB 2015 ballpark improvements, promotions news and scoreboard upgrades. The top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Dayton Dragons go big with new videoboard
The Dayton Dragons (Low Class A; Midwest League) are going big with a new 2,050-square-foot, 13HD high-definition videoboard — one of the largest in Minor League Baseball — for the 2015 season at Fifth Third Field. (more…)
Chilly scenes of ballpark winters
With snow falling across much of the northern United States over the weekend, many teams took to the Interwebs to post pictures of chilly, snow-covered ballparks. Enjoy! (more…)
2014 MiLB Promotion of the Year: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Prostate cancer isn’t the sort of thing that lends itself to a baseball promo, especially one tinged with humor and a little whimsy. But the Myrtle Beach Pelicans managed to build the year’s best MiLB promo around a prostate exam for VP/GM Andy Milovich – while singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during a […]
After 28 years, George Spelius stepping down as Midwest League president
Another milestone to note: After 28 years, George Spelius is stepping down at the end of the season as president of the Low Class A Midwest League. “There comes a time when it’s time, and it’s time,” the 80-year-old Spelius told the Quad-City Times. “It’s been a good, long run and the league is as […]