Minor League Baseball President and CEO Pat O’Conner is retiring at the end of the year, as the future of the sport remains to be determined while talks between MiLB and MLB continue. (more…)
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New for 2021: Jackson Field
The home of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) has a new name: Jackson Field, as the team has entered into a seven-year ballpark naming-rights agreement with Jackson National Life Insurance Company. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for August 25, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss MiLB, Arizona Fall League and spring training developments, how summer-collegiate ball could change in 2021, and how piano movers and plumbers clog the bases, on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
New for 2021: Reading Hot Dogs
Never too early for 2021 MiLB news, so here’s your next-season update for the day: the Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) will play Sunday home games as the Reading Hot Dogs, in a promo sponsored by Berks. (more…)
Final Four time in Best of the Ballparks 2020, MiLB Low-A
The top seven seeds are now out of the competition, with underdogs ruling in the 2020 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for MiLB Low-A facilities, as we move into what’s sure to be two close votes in Final Four matchups. (more…)
The ultimate alternative ballpark use: Rent out Blue Wahoos Stadium on AirBnB
We’ve been documenting alternative uses of ballparks during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we may have the ultimate in Florida: The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) have listed Blue Wahoos Stadium, with complete ballpark access, on AirBnB. (more…)
Snappers sale scratched; Beloit ballpark construction will go on
With it increasingly looking like MLB will take over MiLB operations later this year, a bid by Quint Studer to buy the Beloit Snappers (Low A; Midwest League) has been canceled, but construction on a new downtown ballpark will proceed. (more…)
Prepping for fans when baseball returns
The huge national debate regarding baseball is when and how some semblance of play returns. But many in the baseball industry are already looking to the next challenge: when fans are allowed back, how will games be run? (more…)
MiLB launches CommUNITY First charity initiative
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) has launched the CommUNITY First charity initiative, partnering with Feeding America to raise funds for local food banks and to honor individuals risking their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
MiLB teams face hardships with 2020 season on hold
With the 2020 season on hold, Minor League Baseball teams at every level of the sport are facing the financial crunch of having no gate and concessions revenues flowing into team coffers. (more…)
MiLB: We’re in the endgame now
With negotiations set to resume via conference call on April 22, the future of Minor League Baseball as an independent entity is up in the air, with Major League Baseball looking to take over most or all of its operations as well as eliminating 40 MiLB teams, including all of short-season ball. (more…)
Fans prioritize safety when considering return to baseball: study
We have some more polling about fans will act once ballparks and other venues reopen after an abatement of the coronavirus pandemic. The bottom line: it will be a challenge to bring them back. (more…)
MiLB 2020 season opener celebrated virtually
Today would have been the 2020 Minor League Baseball season opener, now delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of a brew and brat at the ballpark, MiLB fans are being asked to celebrate virtually via a #MiLBAtHomeOpener campaign. (more…)