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With Funko Fridays, the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) leveraged a field naming-rights partnership into a successful season-long promotion that brought fans to Funko Field in droves. For its success and creativity, Funko Fridays is being cited as the 2019 Promotion of the Year in the annual Ballpark Digest Awards. (more…)
A partnership with toy manufacturer Funko is having implications beyond naming rights for the Everett AquaSox‘s (Short Season A; Northwest League) Funko Field, as it is also facilitating a successful weekly promotion. (more…)
The Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) are installing a new Daktronics videoboard at Funko Field, with the 20-foot high by 40-foot wide display to be the largest in the Northwest League. (more…)
The home of the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) will be known as Funko Field after a naming-rights deal with the pop-culture juggernaut. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the New York Yankees and the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League). (more…)
The Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) are celebrating a milestone in 2019, as they have released a commemorative logo to kick off their 35th anniversary. The logo is part of a season-long celebration. (more…)
The Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) and Seattle Mariners have announced a two-year extension of their player development contract (PDC), carrying it through the 2022 season. Prior to this announcement, the affiliation between the two clubs was to run through 2020. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) and the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League). (more…)
We are now at the point in the calendar where Minor League Baseball’s short season teams are getting underway. While it means the return of baseball in some cities, it also allows fans to look forward to more promotions. In this edition of Promotions Watch, we look at some of the notable theme nights taking […]
There is some affiliation news to report, as the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League) and Seattle Mariners have agreed to a player development contract (PDC) extension. The four-season agreement runs through the 2020 season. (more…)
Ebbets Field Flannels has a new minority investor, as 7th Inning Stretch, LLC has made an investment in the Seattle-based apparel company. Currently 7th Inning Stretch owns the Stockton Ports (High A; California League), Delmarva Shorebirds (Low A; Sally League), and the Everett AquaSox (Short Season A; Northwest League). (more…)
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, embarked on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he filed regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stops: Everett AquaSox and Tacoma Rainiers. (more…)
We have personnel news today from the Everett AquaSox (short season A; Northwest League) and the Jamestown Jammers (summer collegiate; Prospect League). (more…)