The Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) and the city’s Capital Improvement Board (CIB) have agreed to a new 20-year Victory Field lease that lowers the ballpark rent from $500,000 annually to zero. (more…)
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Indians on verge of another attendance record
The Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) enter the final home series of the season with a good chance of breaking the Victory Field season attendance record, set last year. (more…)
Reed new Voice of the Hot Rods; Kappes to Indy
Danny Reed is the new Voice of the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League), as Andrew Kappes has departed for a position in the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) broadcast booth. (more…)
Annual STMA MiLB award winners announced
We have the list of Sports Turf Manager of the Year awards, as announced by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball. (more…)
Randy Lewandowski new Indianapolis Indians GM
We have a change in the front office for the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League), as Randy Lewandowski takes over the GM reins from Cal Burleson, who remains with the team as vice president of baseball and administrative affairs. (more…)
2014 Affiliated Attendance by Average
We conclude our listings of 2014 Minor League Baseball attendance with a ranking of the 176 teams by average, perhaps the most accurate way to assess the health of a team. This concludes our listing of 2014 attendance for affiliated teams. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends. […]
2014 Affiliated Attendance by Total
With the 2014 Minor League Baseball regular season over, we continue our review of attendance figures. Up next: a look at teams ranked by total attendance. We’ll follow this up with a listings of affiliated attendance by average. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends. Here are the […]
Bush Stadium lofts big hit in Indy
It’s proven to be a bigger success than anticipated: with lofts at Indianapolis’s renovated Bush Stadium sold out this summer, Core Redevelopment is building 144 flats at the former home of the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League). The 1931 ballpark, which opened as Perry Stadium, had sat empty for several years after the Indians […]
2013 Affiliated Attendance by Average
We conclude our listings of 2013 Minor League Baseball attendance with a ranking of the 176 teams by average, perhaps the most accurate way to assess the health of a team. This concludes our listing of 2013 attendance for affiliated teams. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends. […]
2013 Affiliated Attendance by Total
With the 2013 Minor League Baseball regular season over, we continue our review of attendance figures. Up next: a look at teams ranked by total attendance. We’ll follow this up with a listings of affiliated attendance by average. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends. Here are the […]
Indianapolis Indians, Pirates extend PDC through 2016
The Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their player-development contract (PDC) for two more seasons, through 2016. “The Pirates leadership team of President Frank Coonelly, General Manager Neal Huntington, Assistant General Manager Kyle Stark and Director of Minor League Operations Larry Broadway has provided excellent leadership for the organization,” said […]
Want to live at a ballpark? Better move fast
The conversion of Indianapolis’s Bush Stadium to high-end apartments has been a resounding success, with 90 percent of the units already pre-leased before the August opening. Bush Stadium was the home of the Indianapolis Indians through from 1931 through 1996, when the team moved to downtown’s Victory Field. It opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium and was renamed Victory Field in 1942 to […]
New Bush Stadium apartments hit the market
The conversion of Indianapolis’s Bush Stadium to loft-style apartments is underway, with apartments expected to be ready for occupancy this summer. Core Redevelopment and its management company are taking applications for studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments built on the grounds of the former home of Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League). From the Indianapolis Recorder: […]