Constructions delays are forcing the first five series for the expansion Milwaukee Milkmen (independent; American Association) to be moved from Routine Field to Kokomo Municipal Stadium, home of the Kokomo Jackrabbits (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). (more…)
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee‘s baseball program will join an independent American Association team at a new Franklin, WI ballpark, adding another team to the upcoming venue. (more…)
With Milwaukee County agreeing to sell land to the owners of The Rock Sports Complex, work on Ballpark Commons development in Franklin (WI), which could include a new ballpark, can proceed. (more…)
Officials are continuing to fine tune the plans for Ballpark Commons, and could release more information on the proposal early next month. (more…)
The Franklin (WI) Common Council gave initial approval to a $26.8 million TIF for a mixed-use development that would include a new ballpark for an independent American Association team. (more…)
A new Franklin, WI ballpark could open in 2018, but that is pending a decision from the Franklin Common Council. (more…)
A study is recommending that Franklin, WI officials approve a $25.8 million contribution in the form of tax increment financing (TIF) to fund a development that will include an independent league ballpark. (more…)
A proposal for a ballpark in Franklin (WI) has moved forward, with the town’s Plan Commission recommending the project to the Common Council. (more…)
The Washington Wild Things (independent; Frontier League) have filed suit in U.S. District Court over MKE Sports and Entertainment‘s lease at Kokomo Municipal Stadium for the Kokomo Jackrabbits (summer collegiate; Prospect League), claiming damages over the loss of the market after months of negotiations. (more…)
Everything old is new again: the new summer-collegiate Prospect League team playing at Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park this year is the Jamestown Jammers. (more…)
We have a name for a new summer-collegiate Prospect League team: the Kokomo Jackrabbits, a clever name that refers to a car once manufactured in the city. (more…)
MKE Sports & Entertainment confirms it is managing a second team for 2015, adding an expansion summer-collegiate Prospect League team in Kokomo to its deal to run the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League). It’s not news — we reported last week that MKE was running a new Kokomo team — but it is worthy of […]
MKE Sports & Entertainment, the group seeking to build a new independent-league ballpark in the Milwaukee suburbs, has signed a deal to manage the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League) in 2015. Mike Zimmerman, who ultimately failed to convince Franklin (Wis.) officials to finance a new ballpark at his Rock Sports Complex for a Frontier League […]
