We have personnel news to report from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) and the office of the Class AA Southern League. (more…)
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New Huntsville Ballpark Could Draw 5,700 Fans Per Game: Investors
More on the proposed move of the Mobile BayBears (Class AA; Southern League) to the Huntsville suburb of Madison (AL) — and the projected financial numbers for making a move to the area work. (more…)
Blue Wahoos Announce 2017 ASG Gig From Rio
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos made the announcement that Blue Wahoos Stadium was hosting the 2017 Southern League All-Star Game from a most unique locale: team co-owner Bubba Watson broke the news from the Summer Olympics in Rio. (more…)
New look for Southern League in 2016
We have a new logo for the Double-A Southern League for the 2016 season, as the circuit teams up with designer Todd Radom for the first changes to the league’s look in 21 years. (more…)
It’s official: Huntsville Stars sold, expected to move to Biloxi in 2015
The worst-kept secret in Minor League Baseball is now out in the open: the Huntsville Stars (Class AA; Southern League) have been sold and presumably will be moving to Biloxi and a new ballpark in 2015. The move is no surprise: it’s been rumored for months that veteran operator Ken Young would be buying the […]
The Week That Was: July 22
MiLB history, affiliation shifts, Ebbets Field plans and the return of the Albuquerque Dukes for one night. Here are the most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Pete Rose, hot girlfriend to hit reality TV this fall Webb makes MiLB history: first female league president Could Blue […]
Webb makes MiLB history: first female league president
Lori Webb is the new president of the Class AA Southern League — the first woman to be chosen for a league presidency in the history of Minor League Baseball. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1. Webb becomes the sixth president in the Southern League’s modern era. She joins Sam C. Smith (1964-71), Billy Hitchcock (1971-80), […]