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The Pioneer League has announced that Billings Mustangs head groundskeeper Jeff Limburg has won its Turf Manager of the Year Award for the 2017 season. Limburg is in his first season as Turf Manager with the Mustangs, replacing the late John Barta, who won the award three times. (more…)
The Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) will continue playing at Dehler Park, as the team has finalized a lease extension with the city. (more…)
After months of negotiations, the Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) and the City of Billings may be closer to a new lease agreement for Dehler Park. (more…)
Both the Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) and Billings officials believe that they are approaching a lease agreement for Dehler Park. (more…)
As discussions about a lease extension with the Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) continue, officials are debating what role naming rights will play in ballpark maintenance. (more…)
The Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) are seeking a 10-year lease extension at Dehler Park, and could make future ballpark upgrades. (more…)
The Billings Mustangs (Rookie; Pioneer League) and the Cincinnati Reds extended their player-development contract (PDC) through 2018, a relationship that began in 1974. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Awards, facilities issues in Joplin and Hartford, and some unusual game-day promotions. Here are the top 10 stories on Ballpark Digest for the week of July 31-Aug. 6, as measured by page views. (more…)
There’s no doubt Billings is a great baseball town, and fans showed their love of Dehler Park, home of the Pioneer League’s Billings Mustangs, by voting it the winner of the annual Best of the Ballparks vote for Rookie-level facilities. (more…)
It’s an all-Pioneer League matchup in the final round of the Best of the Ballparks vote for Rookie-level facilities, as fans selected Dehler Park and Suplizio Field to square off for the championship. (more…)
We have a completely balanced Final Four in the Best of the Ballparks 2016 for Rookie-level facilities, as two teams each from the Appalachian League and the Pioneer comprise the four fan choices. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Ownership changes are always a challenge for Minor League Baseball fans. Change is hard, and there are three ways fans can react: resist it, embrace it, or ignore it. All three were on display for the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) season opener. (more…)
Dehler Park could see big and small changes this year and beyond, as the new owners of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) pitch the city on ballpark improvements. (more…)