The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the Boston Red Sox have extended their player development contract (PDC) through 2018. (more…)
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Personnel news from Lowell, Traverse City, Augusta
We have personnel news this afternoon from the Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League), Traverse City Beach Bums (independent; Frontier League) and Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League). (more…)
Year-end countdown: #9, Ugly Christmas unis
Between now and New Year’s Eve we’ll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. At #9: the ugly Christmas sweater uniforms donned by the Williamsport Crosscutters for a Halfway to Christmas promotion. (more…)
LeLacheur Park to host America East Baseball Championship
The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell will host the America East Baseball Championship at LeLacheur Park for the next four years, from 2014-2107. The ballpark first hosted the 2013 championship, which led to Binghamton University capturing the title. “We are thrilled to have received a long-term commitment from […]
SWB RailRiders, Lowell, Quad Cities, Lehigh Valley bring home Golden Bobbleheads
News from the MiLB Promotional Seminar in Louisville, as the annual Golden Bobblehead (GHB) Awards for the best promotions in Minor League Baseball were awarded. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) took home the Golden Bobblehead for Best Non-Game Day Event and the Best Overall Promotion for their NBC’s The Office Wrap Party promotion. […]
Experience establishes Silver Knights in Nashua market
The Nashua Silver Knights (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League) are seeing an uptick at the box office this season, as a second season at historic Holman Stadium is reassuring fans the team is there to stay. Baseball has had a bumpy history at Holman Stadium in recent years; indy baseball failed to gain a […]
Hample to catch ball dropped from high distance
The actual record may be a little fuzzy, but we’re guessing it will be a good show when author Zack Hample attempts to set a mark for catching a ball dropped from a high distance. The event will be attempted at LeLacheur Park with the help of the Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League). Hample […]
Hey Jack Kerouac: Spinners to honor local hero with double bobble
The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) are once again honoring favorite son and unlikely ballpark hero Jack Kerouac, this time with a double bobble. The double bobble, with both arm and head movement, will be available for the first 1,000 fans through the gates, courtesy of the UMass-Lowell English Department, as well as […]
New GMs in Northwest Indiana, Old Orchard
Some personnel shifts in the summer-collegiate world: Taylor McCarthy is the new GM of the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide (Futures League), while Jim Taipalus takes the reins of the Northwest Indiana Oilmen (Midwest Collegiate Baseball League). McCarthy formerly worked for the Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League). “It’s an honor and a privilege to […]
Red Sox announce Minor League games at Fenway Park
The Boston Red Sox have announced this year’s Futures at Fenway doubleheader at Fenway Park, when Lowell takes on Hudson Valley and Pawtucket hosts Buffalo on August 18. The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) last appeared in the Futures Game in 2010, falling to the Jamestown Jammers in a rain-abbreviated game. The loss […]
Holman Stadium just right for summer-collegiate ball
Nashua’s Holman Stadium, where independent teams struggled in recent years, has a tenant this season managing to draw decent crowds: the summer-collegiate Nashua Silver Knights. True, the Silver Knights are averaging only 749 fans per game — lower than what the pro teams drew but enough to lead the startup Futures Collegiate Baseball League in […]
Spinners to launch the Human Home Run
He’s not just a human cannonball, he’s a Human Home Run: David Smith Sr. is set to be launched over the outfield wall at LeLacheur Park during Tuesday night’s Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) game. Smith holds the world distance record — 185 feet, 10 inches — and he’s flown through the sky over […]
This year’s Spinners world record: most fans flossing
The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) will go for yet another World Record on June 29, when the team partners with the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) for “Floss Night,” featuring thousands of fans flossing their teeth simultaneously, using Glide floss picks donated to the MDS by Procter and Gamble. It’s the latest attempt […]