Approved at today’s Class AA Southern League meetings: the Chattanooga Lookouts have been sold to Hardball Capital, owners of MiLB teams in Fort Wayne and Savannah. (more…)
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Chilly scenes of ballpark winters
With snow falling across much of the northern United States over the weekend, many teams took to the Interwebs to post pictures of chilly, snow-covered ballparks. Enjoy! (more…)
Personnel news in Mobile, Fort Wayne
We have some personnel news to report today from the Mobile BayBears (Class AA; Southern League) and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League). (more…)
2014 Team of the Year: Fort Wayne TinCaps
After six years, most minor-league baseball teams start to lose some steam, but we’re seeing the opposite at Parkview Field, where the Fort Wayne TinCaps are setting attendance records and becoming more entrenched in the local community. That makes the TinCaps Team of the Year in our annual awards. (more…)
2014 Best New Food Item: The Big Apple
Five pounds of apple crisp, apple dumplings, ice cream and caramel, all served up in a batting helmet. What baseball fan could possibly pass up on such a treat? For serving such a delight at the ballpark, the Fort Wayne TinCaps’ BIG APPLE was named Best New Food Item in the annual awards from Ballpark […]
Annual STMA MiLB award winners announced
We have the list of Sports Turf Manager of the Year awards, as announced by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball. (more…)
Fort Wayne, San Diego extend player development contract
Another big piece of the affiliation pie fell into place: The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the San Diego Padres renewed their player development contract (PDC) through the 2016 season. Fort Wayne has been San Diego’s Class A affiliate in the Midwest League since 1999. “We’re ecstatic to extend our terrific […]
Today’s affiliation buzz: What’s happening with the Cubs?
With the Chicago Cubs declining to renew player-development contracts with the Daytona Cubs, Kane County Cougars and Boise Hawks, the MLB team may be looking to revamp its farm system for 2015 and beyond. There is a definite plus for any MiLB team to affiliated with the Cubs: the brand awareness is tremendous. Other teams […]
Another attendance record: Fort Wayne TinCaps
Another attendance record to note: The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) set a new record for overall attendance in 2014 after a playoff game over the weekend. The game raised Parkview Field’s combined regular season and postseason attendance to 411,028. The TinCaps’ 2014 overall attendance surpasses the 410,458 fans who came to […]
TinCaps set season-attendance record
Most teams don’t set an attendance record six years after a new ballpark opens, but the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) did just that, setting a record for regular-season attendance last night. With a crowd of 7,805 at Parkview Field Friday night, the TinCaps set a new record for regular season attendance. […]
After 28 years, George Spelius stepping down as Midwest League president
Another milestone to note: After 28 years, George Spelius is stepping down at the end of the season as president of the Low Class A Midwest League. “There comes a time when it’s time, and it’s time,” the 80-year-old Spelius told the Quad-City Times. “It’s been a good, long run and the league is as […]
Populous lands Columbia ballpark design contract
A new ballpark in Columbia (S.C.) for a team owned by Hardball Capital’s Jason Freier will be designed by Populous. There is a history between Freier and Populous: the Kansas City-based firm designed award-winning Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), another team owned by Freier. (Disclosure: Populous is […]
Savannah asking citizens to weigh in on new Sand Gnats ballpark
Savannah residents are being asked to weigh in on a new Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, as city officials want to determine public sentiment toward the project. The poll is part of a $55,000 ballpark feasibility study performed by CH Johnson Consulting. Sand Gnats owner Jason Freier of Hardball Capital has […]