After an intense 24 hours of voting, it’s Glacier Bank Park (Glacier Range Riders) vs. Hinchliffe Stadium (New Jersey Jackals) in the finals of the 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for MLB Partner Leagues. (more…)
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Pro baseball returns to Hinchliffe Stadium
This weekend saw history made in Paterson, N.J., as professional baseball, in terms of the Frontier League’s New Jersey Jackals, returned to Hinchliffe Stadium, the former Negro Leagues ballpark. (more…)
Jackals announce move to Hinchliffe Stadium for 2023
In a move that will create plenty of warm fuzzies as well as a host of logistical issues, the New Jersey Jackals (Frontier League) announced the team is leaving Yogi Berra Stadium for Paterson’s Hinchliffe Stadium. (more…)
Jackals departing Yogi Berra Stadium; Hinchliffe Stadium pitched as new team home
With the New Jersey Jackals (Frontier League) departing Yogi Berra Stadium, there’s an intriguing offer for a potential new home: Hinchliffe Stadium, former home to Negro Leagues baseball in Paterson, N.J. (more…)
Financing finalized for Hinchliffe Stadium renovations
The $94-million financing for the redevelopment of Hinchliffe Stadium, a former Negro Leagues ballpark in Paterson, NJ, has been finalized by BAW Development, paving the way for work to continue. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium renovations begin
Renovations to Paterson’s Hinchliffe Stadium, one of four remaining Negro Leagues ballparks still standing, have begun after a groundbreaking ceremony. (more…)
Ballparks That Live On: Former Negro Leagues ballparks
One casualty of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been a baseball-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro National League. There are six existing ballparks that formerly hosted Negro Leagues major-league action; here they are. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation Lands $1M State Grant
A $1 million New Jersey urban parks grant has been awarded to a Hinchliffe Stadium renovation project, bringing some funding to a plan to revive the historic facility. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation Funding Plan Revised
With a proposed state program that is to provide nearly $3 million in tax credits still in limbo, the developer behind a renovation of Paterson, NJ’s Hinchliffe Stadium is revising the project’s funding plan. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Redevelopment Agreement Approved
A proposed renovation of Hinchliffe Stadium took another step forward Tuesday, when the Paterson City Council approved a redevelopment agreement for the project. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation Earns Preliminary Approval
A proposal that includes a Hinchliffe Stadium renovation took a step forward Tuesday, when the Paterson City Council gave it a preliminary approval. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation Proposal Revised
In hopes of moving the plan forward, backers of a proposal that includes a Hinchliffe Stadium renovation presented revised details to the Paterson City Council this week. (more…)
Hinchliffe Stadium Renovation Proposal Dealt Setback
Paterson City Council rejection of a related lease agreement dealt a setback to a proposed Hinchliffe Stadium renovation project, though the city’s mayor says the effort will continue. (more…)