Milwaukie (Ore.) officials say they’re progressing on a deal for a new ballpark opening in 2014 and expect to have a plan in place by the end of July. City officials were in the hunt for a short-season A Northwest League team along with Hillsboro in recent months, but Hillsboro managed to pull the trigger […]
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It’s official: Yakima Bears to Hillsboro in 2013
It’s official: the Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) are moving to a new Hillsboro (Ore.) ballpark next year, after the two sides agreed on a lease today. It’s not a surprise: the two sides had agreed on a term sheet earlier, so there were only some small details to work out before the […]
Hillsboro expected to reach lease agreement with Bears tonight
The Hillsboro (Ore.) City Council is expected to approve a lease for a new ballpark with the Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) after meetings tonight. The council is scheduled for a work session to discuss changes to a proposed lease and ballpark agreement with the Bears, who would move to a new facility […]
Hawks: We proposed moving to Hillsboro
Though the Yakima Bears ultimately won the right to move to a new Hillsboro (Ore.) ballpark, the Boise Hawks asked for the move and prompted a vote among short-season Northwest League owners. The owners ultimately voted 7-1 to allow the Bears to move to Hillsboro in 2013 (presumably the Hawks were the only vote against), […]
Hillsboro: We have a deal with the Yakima Bears
Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey says his city has received approval from the Yakima Bears and the Northwest League on a term sheet for a new ballpark, paving the way for final approval June 26. The Bears and the Northwest League have not confirmed Willey’s statement, made today during an online chat sponsored by The Oregonian. If […]
Ten years and $35 million later: assessing Eastlake’s Classic Park
It was presented to Eastlake (OH) voters as a no-cost amenity that will end up costing local taxpayers some $35 million: assessing the worth of Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League). When former Mayor Dan DiLiberto first brought up the idea of a new ballpark for the Ohio community, […]
Debate continues: Can Portland support two short-season teams?
With Milwaukie (OR) officials in talk to bring a second short-season Northwest League team to greater Portland, the debate continues: should MiLB territorial rules be put aside to allow for two area teams? Of course, some of the debate is silly: since there’s no MLB team looking to move, saying Portland cities should step aside […]
Milwaukie, Northwest League discussing team, ballpark
Despite the impending move of the Yakima Bears to Hillsboro, Milwaukie officials say they’re in negotiations with the short-season A Northwest League to bring another team to the Portland (OR) area. The viability of two teams in the greater Portland market has been a point of discussion in recent weeks as both Hillsboro and Milwaukie […]
Hillsboro approves offer sheet with Yakima Bears
The Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League) will be relocating to Hillsboro (OR), as the city approved an offer sheet that calls for a new $15.2-million ballpark for the 2013 season. Hillsboro and Milwaukie had been engaged in a race of sorts to bring affiliated baseball back to the greater Portland area. The Bears […]
Hillsboro set to vote on new ballpark; Milwaukie will delay decision
In the ever-changing status of affiliated baseball in Portland, Hillsboro is set to vote on a new ballpark for the relocating Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League), with Milwaukie shooting for 2014. A few weeks ago it was Hillsboro retrenching and Milwaukie moving forward in the race to bring pro baseball back to the […]
Milwaukie advances, Hillsboro retreats in Portland-area ballpark race
In the effort to bring pro baseball back to Portland, Milwaukie will proceed with planning and Hillsboro put the brakes on its effort — and both expressed displeasure with the short-season Northwest League. As you’ll recall, there are two efforts by Portland suburbs to bring affiliated baseball back to the market. In Milwaukie, the City Council […]
Milwaukie ballpark-planning vote set for next week
A big deadline is on tap for the effort to bring pro baseball back to Portland: On May 15 the Milwaukie City Council will decide whether to move forward with a $300,000 ballpark feasibility study. Milwaukie and Hillsboro, two Portland (Ore.) suburbs, are both seeking to build a new ballpark for a short-season-A Northwest League […]
Another attempt to tame Portland market: Hillsboro proposes new ballpark
Another attempt to bring pro baseball back to the Portland (Ore.) market: Hillsboro officials are pitching a $14-million ballpark for a short-season Northwest League team. The proposed ballpark would come at an existing baseball complex in the city: Field Four at Gordon Faber Recreation Complex. We’re talking a basic ballpark here, but one that would […]