The year 1969 was a big one in Major League Baseball, as four expansion teams were added to the mix. This month we’re looking back at the four expansion ballparks. Last week it was the original San Diego Stadium. This week we look at the only one of the four to have previously hosted Major […]
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A’s Introducing Modern Harvey the Rabbit
Harvey the Rabbit is making a comeback, as the Oakland A’s are introducing a modern Harvey for the 2018 season. He will make his 2018 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum debut on Opening Night, Friday, March 30. (more…)
Meet “Parking Lot Sam”
Sam Gould has heard it all when it comes to Kansas City baseball, beginning with Kansas City Blues games at Muehlebach Field and extending to today’s ALCS game at Kauffman Stadium. (more…)
In memoriam: Tom Saffell
Tom Saffell, a former MLB outfielder who spent 30 years as the president of the rookie Gulf Coast League, has passed away. He was 91. Saffell, who played four seasons in the majors for the Pirates and Athletics and some 17 seasons in the minors, was best known in MiLB as president of the rookie circuit […]
Kauffman Stadium naming-rights deal falls through
A naming-rights deal for Kauffman Stadium fell through after the Kansas City Royals and US Bank couldn’t agree on the terms of an agreement. But they were close — close enough that the team had penciled in an announcement for last week, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The big lure in a naming-rights […]
MLB, Royals unveil 2012 All-Star Game logo
The Kansas City Royals and Major League Baseball unveiled the logo for the 2012 All-Star Game, to be held July 10 at Kauffman Stadium. The official logo uses the Royals’ crown logo and colors of blues and metallic golds are incorporated into a theme of a family crest, accompanied by flags, and the type appears […]