Few giveaways make for better collectibles than bobbleheads and garden gnomes, both of which are popular promotions in Major League and Minor League Baseball. As the regular season approaches, Promotions Watch will highlight some of the most notable bobblehead and gnome giveaways in both circuits during the two-part series. This week will feature the majors, […]
No surprise: We could see an exhibition game in Cuba during Spring Training 2016, as MLB and the U.S. government continue talks to launch the first MLB game there since 1999. (more…)
Many Minor League Baseball teams are offering fans the opportunity to take in a game before Opening Day on April 9 by including preseason exhibition games in their schedules. Headlined by five games that pit Minor League teams against their Major League parent clubs, these contests are discussed in this week’s Promotions Watch. (more…)
Life in Minor League Baseball is all about development. Success is measured in producing major leaguers, and this is the case for players and coaches – and also for umpires and broadcasters. (more…)
There’s a chance Major League Baseball could shorten the season to 154 games, but Commissioner Rob Manfred says it’s not a high-priority item unless owners show interest. (more…)
Major League Baseball announced several changes designed to improve the pace of play for the 2015 season, including alterations to instant-replay procedures. (more…)
President Barack Obama may have proposed normalizing relations with Cuba, but with only small changes in place so far, Major League Baseball is still researching exactly what can happen with teams and players. (more…)
MLB in Montreal, personnel news across Minor League Baseball and an update on a new Oakland A’s ballpark were the most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
We may have a new Oakland mayor and a new MLB commissioner, but the politics surrounding the Oakland Athletics‘ efforts toward a new ballpark remains the same — and all sides are still talking an Oakland location. (more…)
Echoing what we’ve heard from plenty of MLB folks recently: New Commissioner Rob Manfred views Montreal as a potential market for Major League Baseball — under the right circumstances. (more…)
It was a momentous changing of the guard this weekend in Major League Baseball, as Bud Selig’s reign as commissioner ended and Rob Manfred launched his with an open letter to fans. Shorter Rob: Yay, baseball! (more…)
It’s not final, but there are reports that 20-second pitch clocks could be on deck for Double-A and Triple-A MiLB leagues for the 2015 season, as MLB tests strategies for speeding the pace of play in affiliated baseball. (more…)
No surprise here: the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected San Jose’s challenge to MLB’s antitrust exemption, keeping the Athletics in Oakland for now — unless the U.S. Supreme Court entertains the inevitable appeal. (more…)
