From the years at Greer Stadium to today at First Tennessee Park, Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) vice president of operations Doug Scopel has been a mainstay with the club. The success of the Sounds and the ballpark makes Scopel the 2018 Ballpark Digest Executive of the Year. (more…)
In his first year as president of the Daytona Tortugas (High A; Florida State League), Ryan Keur led the team to new heights. The Tortugas’ emphasis on unique promotions and community outreach helped generate a solid increase in attendance, making 2017 a successful season. (more…)
Any season in which a team posts a new attendance record is generally a good one. While that was the case for many teams in 2016, the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) continued to further their success under team president and COO Chris Allen. (more…)
Talk about a comeback: With a new ballpark and new branding, the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) led MiLB teams in attendance and brought baseball back to the Queen City. For that turnaround, EVP/COO Dan Rajkowski is Executive of the Year in Ballpark Digest’s annual awards. (more…)
We’re guessing it wasn’t even close, even though the circuit is jammed with talent: Charlotte Knights Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Dan Rajkowski is the International League’s 2014 Executive of the Year. (more…)
Nice honor for a good guy: Winnipeg Goldeyes general manager Andrew Collier has been named the 2014 American Association Executive of the Year. Under Collier’s guidance, the Goldeyes once again led American Association teams with a total attendance of 258,429 and average attendance of 5,618. The Goldeyes also hosted a very successful two-day American Association […]
Yes, it’s that time of year again: The season for the annual Ballpark Digest Awards. Each year we honor the best and the brightest in all of baseball–MLB, MiLB, indy, summer collegiate, college–with a series of awards, culminating with our choices for best new ballpark and best ballpark renovations. Last year saw a record of […]
Todd “Parney” Parnell, VP/COO of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, has been named the 2013 Class AA Eastern League Executive of the Year. The 2013 season marked Todd’s fourth with the Flying Squirrels. Parnell, who previously won the award in 2004 while with the Altoona Curve, will be presented with the award at the Baseball Winter […]
More postseason plaudits, this time from the summer-collegiate Northwoods League: Scott Schreiner, VP/GM of the St. Cloud Rox, is 2013 NWL Executive of the Year, while the Madison Mallards were named the Organization of the Year. Schreiner recently completed his second year with the Rox after purchasing the team along with Gary Posch and Joe […]
Sioux City Explorers General Manager Shane Tritz is the 2013 American Association Executive of the Year, as decided by a vote of a league field managers and media representatives. This is the first time in team history that a member of the Sioux City Explorers organization has received the award. “We are thrilled to have […]
Our old friend Bill Terlecky received a nice honor today: the general manager of the North Shore Navigators was named the summer-collegiate Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s 2012 Executive of the Year. The announcement was made by FCBL commissioner, Chris Hall, as part of the league’s annual post-season awards. This represents the inaugural Executive of the […]
Today is deadline day for nominations for the 2012 Ballpark Digest Awards. We’re looking for input earlier than in past years: the goal is to present the awards before the end of the season, which is coming up surprisingly fast. Here are the categories: Promotion of the Year Logo of the Year Executive of the Year Organization […]
It’s that time of year again: we’re asking for readers to send us nominations for the 2012 Ballpark Digest Awards. We’re looking for input earlier than in past years: the goal is to present the awards before the end of the season, which is coming up surprisingly fast. Here are the categories: Promotion of the Year Logo […]
