The historic Wahconah Park grandstand will come down early next year, as Pittsfield (Mass.) enters into exclusive negotiations with Pittsfield Suns owner Goldklang Group on its replacement. (more…)
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Wahconah Park at 100: A Century of Memories
The summer-collegiate baseball season will bring one of the biggest ballpark anniversaries of 2019, as Wahconah Park, home of the Pittsfield Suns (Futures League), turns 100. (more…)
Personnel News: Michael Goldklang Joins Goldklang Group
There is some personnel news to report, as Michael Goldklang is joining The Goldklang Group. Goldklang will serve as the organization’s general counsel and senior vice president. (more…)
Tyler Tumminia Leaving Goldklang Group
Some big names leaving Minor League Baseball today. The third: senior vice president Tyler Tumminia is leaving The Goldklang Group at the end of this season, but she will keep her share of ownership with the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Baseball League). (more…)
RiverDogs Planning Club Level Upgrade
A major upgrade is on tap for Joseph P. Reilly, Jr. Park, as the Charleston RiverDogs (Low A; Sally League) have announced plans to build a 6,000 square foot club level. At a price of $3 million dollars, the new indoor space—which is set to open in February 2017—will help modernize the ballpark. The Joe, […]
Goldklang Group: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd’
The theme of the Goldklang Group’s new fan-marketing campaign: ‘Take Me Out With the Crowd,’ as four teams will utilize the slogan throughout club advertising and marketing, engagement, communications and digital platforms. (more…)
2015 Organization of the Year: Goldklang Group
By any measure, it was a very good season for the four teams owned by the Goldklang Group: Record-setting attendance in St. Paul and Charleston, continued excellence in Hudson Valley and Pittsfield, and the opening of the amazingly popular CHS Field. These accomplishments earned the Goldklang Group Ballpark Digest’s Organization of the Year for 2015. […]
Yager new president of Pittsfield Suns
Eben Yager adds another title to the resume: He’s now president of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League), and will continue his duties as GM of the Hudson Valley Renegades (short season A; NY-Penn League) for the Goldklang Group. (more…)
Goldklang Group sells Fort Myers Miracle to SJS Beacon
The Goldklang Group has sold the Fort Myers Miracle (High Class A; Florida State League) to New Jersey-based SJS Beacon. The Miracle are the long-time High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and play home games out of Hammond Stadium, the spring home of the Twins. “I am excited to acquire the Miracle and have the […]
Will Hammond Stadium renovations impact Miracle?
The Fort Myers Miracle (High Class A; Florida State League) may spend the 2014 season at a temporary home, as the planned renovations to Hammond Stadium could make the ballpark unavailable for regular-season use. The $42.5-million renovation of Hammond Stadium is scheduled to be completed by 2015; Hammond Stadium is the spring-training home of the […]
Staff news in Pittsfield, Medford
We have some personnel moves to note: Kevin McGuire is the new GM of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League) and Chuck Heeman is GM of the new Medford team in the West Coast League. McGuire (shown to the right) ascends to the role after spending the 2012 season as the Suns’ assistant general manager, […]
It’s all sunny in Pittsfield for summer-collegiate ball
We may have the perfect tenant for historic Wahconah Park, as the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League) and the Goldklang Group wrap up a successful debut season. Baseball has been a hard sell in Pittsfield in recent years; independent and summer-collegiate teams all failed over the last decade. Enter the Goldklang Group, as Jeff […]
Election yields bounty of candidate bobbleheads
If it’s an election year, you can bet on a raftload of bobbleheads from minor-league and summer-collegiate baseball teams to commemorate the occasion — and maybe grant a little guidance to voters. We’ve already seen at least two teams holding Obama vs. Romney bobblehead/wobblehead giveaways this season — the Madison Mallards (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) […]