We’re seeing plenty of upheaval in the social-media world, which means we’ve had to adjust our social media feeds and add accounts on new offerings, including Threads and Bluesky. (more…)
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Facebook to Broadcast MLB Games Weekly
Under a newly expanded partnership, Major League Baseball and Facebook will produce and broadcast one game every week to a global audience on Facebook. (more…)
Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray Baseball Series Coming to Facebook
Beginning on November 20, viewers will have a chance to see Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray visit ballparks across the country in an original Facebook series. (more…)
Report: MLB, Facebook Discussing Live Stream
Major League Baseball and Facebook are reportedly engaged in discussions that could lead to a weekly live stream of games. (more…)
Time for Old Ballparks!
We’re in the midst of a pretty exciting playoff season, and we’ve been tracking former playoff ballparks on our Old Ballparks Facebook page and Twitter feed. Join us! (more…)
Ballpark Digest on social media: More is better
We’ve expanded our footprint on various social-media services, so there are plenty of ways to keep up with everything posted daily on Ballpark Digest. We know many of you are social-media mavens, and although the vast majority of Ballpark Digest readers come to the site daily (either directly or via an RSS feed), some of […]
New for 2014 from August Publications
With nine book titles set for release in the beginning of 2014 and a host of new publishing outlets, we have lots of August Publications news for the new year. First, we have NY-Penn League and Southern League histories planned for the spring, as well as second editions of Cradle of the Game, The Baseball Thesaurus […]
Controversy swirls around R-Phils rebranding
With the Reading Phillies (Class AA; Eastern League) set to announce a new team identity at the end of the week, fans and some folks close to the organization are apprehensive about any changes. Fans have taken to the team’s Facebook page to protest any changes; a potential team name leaked to the public — […]
We hit a milestone yesterday — thanks!
Just wanted to share the news of a big milestone yesterday: We’ve now tallied as many page views this year as in all of 2011 — well over 8.3 million. We have lot of cool stuff planned for the fall: a new book line and some giveaways. And we’ll be exhibiting once again at the […]
Squirrels ask Richmond community for help in new-ballpark quest
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) are asking for community input on funding a new ballpark on The Boulevard via an advocacy group, Ballpark Nutz. The group, which exists mainly as a Facebook page at the moment, was set by the Squirrels management to help move along the dialogue about a new ballpark […]
Follow us on Google +!
A little housekeeping: you can now follow Ballpark Digest on Google +, in addition to the other popular social-networking services. You can see the Google+ page here. And, don’t forget about about our Facebook page and our Twitter feed.
River Bandits offer first crack at tix to Facebook, Twitter followers
Here’s an interesting twist on the use of social media in baseball marketing: the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) are offering Facebook, Twitter and newsletter followers first crack at individual game tickets for the 2011 season. Today followers of the River Bandits on Twitter, friends of Rascal and fans of the […]
Hot Rods put team in hands of fans on Facebook Fans Night
The Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League) will hold Facebook Fans Night on May 18, allowing the team’s Facebook fans to customize the entire Hot Rods experience using the power of social media. The promotion is the first of its kind in Minor League Baseball. “Several teams, including us, are using social […]