More naming-rights news, Part 3: The home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A; International League) will be Jefferson Park beginning in 2027 after the previous naming-rights deal for Coca-Cola Park expired. (more…)
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Shore Town Baseball Acquires Lakewood BlueClaws Operating Interest
A group that includes Minor League Baseball veteran and former Mandalay Baseball Properties CEO Art Matin, as well as local investors Bob Tamashunas and Bill Luby, has acquired an operating interest in the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low A; Sally League). (more…)
IronPigs Commit to Lehigh Valley Through 2045
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) will remain at Coca-Cola Park through 2045, as one of baseball’s biggest success stories over the last decade will stay in Allentown’s IronPigs Way thanks to a lease extension. (more…)
BlueClaws Extend Lease Through 2055
When you have a good thing, you might as well keep it going. In the case of the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low A; Sally League) and Lakewood Township, their fruitful partnership is continuing for decades, as the BlueClaws have signed a lease extension to remain at FirstEnergy Park through 2055. (more…)
Marano new Lakewood BlueClaws GM
A personnel move to note: Brandon Marano has been promoted to general manager of the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A; Sally League), replacing Geoff Brown. Marano, previously the team’s Assistant General Manager of Operations, becomes the second General Manager in team history. The promotion was announced by BlueClaws President Joe Finley. He takes over for […]
New for 2013: Arm and Hammer Park
The home of the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) has a new name — Arm & Hammer Park — as the team sells naming rights to the former Waterfront Park. Church & Dwight, maker of the Arm & Hammer family of products and a founding sponsor of Trenton Thunder baseball, has expanded its sponsorship […]
Thunder, Yankees extend PDC through 2022
The Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) and New York Yankees signed the longest affiliate deal we’ve ever seen, with a player development contract (PDC) extended through the 2022 season. Thunder co-owner Joe Caruso and Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman signed the PDC extension today at a press conference at Waterfront Park. The previous agreement […]
Yankees, Thunder schedule Thursday presser
We expect to hear details of an extended New York Yankees-Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) player-development contract (PDC) when the two teams hold a press conference Thursday. Of course, no one seriously expected the two sides to break up what has been an enormously successful partnership. A renewal has been regarded by most in […]