Improvements to Grainger Stadium, set to host a new Carolina League team owned by the Texas Rangers in 2017, were mostly pushed back to 2018 due to a lack of acceptable bids and delays caused by Hurricane Matthew. (more…)
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New for 2017: Down East Wood Ducks
The name of Kinston, NC’s new High-A Carolina League franchise will be the Down East Wood Ducks. Wood Ducks was selected from a recent name the team contest; logos will be revealed at a later date. (more…)
Rangers Finalize Kinston Purchase
This news was inevitable, but the Texas Rangers have finalized their purchase of the new High-A Carolina League franchise in Kinston. (more…)
Kinston Reveals Name The Team Finalists
Voting on a name for the new Kinston Carolina League franchise is underway, as the Texas Rangers have revealed five finalists. (more…)
Wade Howell Named Kinston GM
There is some personnel news in Kinston, as the Texas Rangers have hired Wade Howell to be the club’s general manager. Howell will oversee operations for the Rangers-owned team, which is set to begin play at Grainger Stadium next season as part of the shift of two High-A California League franchises to the Carolina League. (more…)
Excitement Builds in Kinston
Minor League Baseball is returning to Grainger Stadium and, if early reactions are any indication, Kinston is elated about its new team. (more…)
Upgrades Considered for Grainger Stadium
As part of a package of budget items, Kinston, NC officials are eyeing upgrades to Grainger Stadium‘s field and lighting, which could be put to use by a new Carolina League franchise. (more…)
Astros, Rangers Exploring Carolina League Teams
Well, the cat is out of the bag: The Houston Astros are looking at placing a High A team at a new Fayetteville ballpark, while the Texas Rangers are still eying a team in Kinston, as work progresses on moving two teams from the California League to the Carolina League. (more…)
Cal/Carolina League shift back in play?
With a Salinas ballpark deal on life support and the near impossibility of building new ballparks in California, talk of a two-team shift from the California League to the Carolina League is back. (more…)
Appalachian League eyes 2016 expansion
With MLB teams looking to add rookie-level teams, the Appalachian League could expand by two teams in 2016 after league officials considered 2015 changes. (more…)
Fate of Lynchburg Hillcats still cloudy
Though Wilmington voters rejected a new-ballpark plan that would have brought the Lynchburg Hillcats (High Class A; Carolina League) to North Carolina, the team’s long-term future at Calvin Falwell Field is far from assured. There may have been some premature celebration among Hillcats fans when the ballpark referendum went down in Wilmington. Two things are […]
Hagerstown Suns in play
If extensive improvements aren’t funded at Municipal Stadium, it looks like the Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League) will end up moving — but a final destination is far from set. The Suns ownership, virtually since taking over the team, has been lobbying for improvements to the ballpark. Indeed, a $10-million improvement plan for […]
K-Tribe season lingers on
The last season for the Kinston Indians (High Class A; Carolina League) — this iteration, at least — will linger on through the weekend, as the team is competing in the league’s Mills Cup Championship Series. The team was sold in the last offseason to Steve Bryant and crew, who will move the franchise to […]