With Florida preparing for the impact of Hurricane Dorian, the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League will end its season Thursday, cancelling the final two games of the season and the playoffs. (more…)
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Jen Pawol to Umpire in GCL
For the first time in nearly 10 years Minor League Baseball will have a female umpire within its ranks, as Jen Pawol has been assigned to the Gulf Coast League. (more…)
Mets return to Gulf Coast League
The New York Mets are once again fielding a team in the rookie Gulf Coast League, with the team playing out of the minor-league complex in Port St. Lucie. The reason for the addition: the new CBA pushes up the signing deadline for players taken in the First-Year Player Draft. “The new CBA has accelerated […]
In memoriam: Tom Saffell
Tom Saffell, a former MLB outfielder who spent 30 years as the president of the rookie Gulf Coast League, has passed away. He was 91. Saffell, who played four seasons in the majors for the Pirates and Athletics and some 17 seasons in the minors, was best known in MiLB as president of the rookie circuit […]
After spring training, the baseball continues
With the departure of MLB and MiLB squads from spring-training complex, most folks assume there’s no baseball in the likes of Peoria Stadium and Tempe Diablo Stadium. But the complexes are still buzzing, as extended spring will keep them busy for months. During discussions of spring training, many fans focus on the main ballpark and […]
Could Cards, Marlins leave Treasure Coast?
The lease at Roger Dean Stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins expires in 2017, but before committing to an extension the teams want protection that they’re not the last two teams left standing on the Treasure Coast for spring training. Roger Dean Stadium is surely the center of the busiest ballpark complex […]