It’s Final Four time in the 2023 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues vote, as we’re down to the defending champ vs. three worthy competitors. (more…)
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New for 2024: Hagerstown Flying Boxcars
We have the name for the new Atlantic League team debuting in the 2024 season: the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, as Downtown Baseball, LLC goes with an aviation theme for the team. (more…)
2023 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues vote moves to Elite Eight
After a Sweet Sixteen round that saw several brackets decided by less than a percentage point, the 2023 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues vote moves to the Elite Eight round. (more…)
Announcing the 2023 Ballpark Digest Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Stars
We’re delighted to once again bring you first-half honors in partnership with the Atlantic League, as we announce the 2023 Ballpark Digest Mid-Season All-Star team, made up of 16 players and two managers from the circuit’s 10-team North and South Divisions. (more…)
In memoriam: John Dittrich
It’s always a terrible day when we need to report on the passing of a baseball lifer: Longtime front-office exec and personal friend John Dittrich passed away today. He was 73. (more…)
It’s Sweet Sixteen time in Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues
With several brackets decided by a handful of votes, we’re moving on to the Sweet Sixteen round of the Best of the Ballparks fan vote for MLB Partner Leagues facilities. (more…)
Cricket pitch replaces diamond in Grand Prairie
It was one of the prettiest and notable ballparks in indy baseball upon opening, complete with chilled bar, outdoor pool and aviation theme. Today the former home of the Grand Prairie AirHogs is now home to Major League Cricket. (more…)
Voting opens on Best of the Ballparks, MLB Partner Leagues edition
Our Best of the Ballparks fan vote continues, as the competition begins for venues in the four MLB Partner Leagues, based on the result of last year’s voting. (more…)
New for 2023: Spire City Ghost Hounds
We’ve taken some time off for an office move–things are going well, thanks–but this is news worth passing along, as the new Frederick (Md.) Atlantic League team announced its forever branding: Spire City Ghost Hounds. (more…)
Gary SouthShore RailCats sold to Billtrust’s Eng
A transaction to note in the American Association: Patrick and Lindy Salvi have sold the Gary SouthShore RailCats to technology executive Joseph Eng. (more…)
Pro baseball set for Montreal’s Gary Carter Stadium
Pro baseball in the form of the Frontier League’s Trois-Rivières Aigles and Schaumburg Boomers is set for Montreal’s Gary Carter Stadium on June 3. (more…)
Fairfield Properties Ballpark upgrades on tap for LI Ducks
We’ll see Fairfield Properties Ballpark upgrades on tap for the Long Island Ducks, as the Atlantic League team prepares for the 2023 season. (more…)
New for 2023: Grizzlies Ballpark
We’ll have a new name for the home of Gateway Grizzlies, Grizzlies Ballpark, as a naming rights deal for the former GCS Credit Union Ballpark ends. (more…)