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…)
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New Mustangs owners pitch Dehler Park upgrades
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…)
Mustangs officially part of Main Street Baseball
It’s now an officially completed transaction, as Main Street Baseball takes the reins of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) after Major League Baseball signs off on the deal. (more…)
It’s official: Billings Mustangs to Main Street Baseball
We reported it yesterday, but the official press conference is going on now: Main Street Baseball has purchased the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League). (more…)
Main Street Baseball buying Billings Mustangs
We alluded to team sales coming down the pike a few days ago, and this is one of them: Main Street Baseball, which owns the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League), is buying the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League). (more…)
Mustangs on the block
The Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) are on the block, as an unidentified buyer has approached the community ownership group about a purchase. It would be a hard sale, but team president Woody Hahn has been authorized to discuss a potential sale of what’s considered one of the top franchises in the Pioneer League. These […]
Reds, Mustangs marriage hits 40-year anniversary
It’s one of the longest-lasting relationships in pro baseball: the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) have been an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds since 1974 — and it’s still going strong. In these days, affiliations are a lot more fluid than they once were, and partnerships once assumed solid can turn sour quickly. But in […]
Dehler makes good on naming-rights payment for Mustangs ballpark
Jon Dehler, who purchased naming rights for Dehler Park, home of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League), is current after making a $50,000 payment last week. We’re not so sure this was very newsworthy, but the local paper aggressively covered a situation where Dehler was late on an annual $100,000 payment — kinda. He made […]
Dehler misses naming-rights payment for Mustangs home
This seems be a case of the meh: Jon Dehler missed a July 1 naming-rights payment for Dehler Park, home of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League), but city officials aren’t concerned. Dehler missed a $50,000 payment, but says he’ll make it next week to keep current. Normally this would raise some level of concern […]
Museum pitched for Billings’ Dehler Park
Baseball enthusiasts in Billings want to commemorate the city’s hardball history with a new museum added to Dehler Park, the current home of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) and the city’s American Legion teams. The plan, as presented to the Billings City Council, calls for the Billings Baseball Preservation Society to raise $3.5 million […]
Dehler Park / Billings Mustangs
It is so hard to follow in the footprints of a legend. Dehler Park, home to the Billings Mustangs, is the replacement for Cobb Field, one of the great old ballparks in the minor leagues. Cobb Field ended up being one of the sadder ballpark stories in recent years: built in 1948 and housing a […]