After many close votes in the first round, the Best of the Ballparks 2020 vote for independent facilities is now in the Sweet Sixteen round. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
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Voting opens for Best of the Ballparks 2020 independent baseball competition
Let the voting begin on the next category in the 2020 Best of the Ballparks vote, as we ask fans to choose their favorite independent-baseball ballpark from the American Association, Atlantic League, Frontier League and United Shore Professional Baseball League. (more…)
Chicago Dogs to play home games at Impact Field
Instead of playing the season at Milwaukee’s Franklin Field, the Chicago Dogs (independent; American Association) will play all 2020 home games at Rosemont’s Impact Field. (more…)
New for 2020: Truist Point
Another ballpark naming-rights deal adjusted after the merger of BB&T Bank and SunTrust: the home of the High Point Rockers (independent; Atlantic League) is now Truist Point, as the BB&T Point name is replaced. (more…)
Frontier League suspends 2020 season
Finding that a patchwork of local and state restrictions on crowds too difficult to surmount, the independent Frontier League has suspended its 2020 season, though some teams will be running local events. (more…)
New for 2020: Franklin Field
We have a new name for the home of the Milwaukee Milkmen (independent; American Association): Franklin Field, as team owner ROC Ventures is partnering with Franklin Tourism Commission on a naming-rights deal. (more…)
Atlantic League scraps full 2020 season; teams free to set own schedules
Facing a patchwork of local regulations governing group gatherings, the independent Atlantic League will not be playing an official league slate in 2020, with teams free to implement solutions tailored to their current governmental guidelines. (more…)
Six American Association teams to participate in three-city season
We have some clarity in the 2020 independent baseball world, as six American Association teams will be playing out of three hubs, with games hosted by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Milwaukee Milkmen and Sioux Falls Canaries. (more…)
Despite Sugar Land defection, Atlantic League plans 2020 season
There are still many decisions to be made on the 2020 independent-baseball season, as the three major circuits grapple with a patchwork of state and local regulations. Despite a Sugar Land Skeeters defection, the rest of the Atlantic League is planning for play this year. (more…)
Skeeters to launch four-team indy league at Constellation Field for 2020
The Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League) will run their own four-team independent baseball league at Constellation Field for 2020, beginning July 3 and running for 56 games through Aug. 23. (more…)
Somerset Patriots install extended protective netting
Though we don’t yet have an official start of the independent Atlantic League season, the Somerset Patriots are prepared after finishing the installation of extended protective netting at TD Bank Ballpark. (more…)
Katz: Don’t assume Goldeyes baseball this summer
Though his team’s official line is that the team is prepping for an abbreviated campaign, Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz is pessimistic about his team or the independent American Association as a whole launching play in 2020. (more…)
American Association delays, scales back 2020 season
In the face of shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic, the independent American Association is delaying the start of the 2020 season to July and anticipating a scaled-down slate of 80 games. (more…)