Longtime owner/operator Lou Schwechheimer has assembled a group of investors to bring Minor League Baseball back to Cuba after a 50-year-plus absence, but they face plenty of challenges as the future of U.S./Cuba relations are still in the process of being normalized. (more…)
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Clippers, Indians extend PDC through 2018
The Columbus Clippers (Class AAA; International League) and the Cleveland Indians announced a two-year extension to their player development contract (PDC), through the 2018 season. (more…)
Flying Squirrels unveil 2016 Diamond improvements
We have a series of improvements to The Diamond in 2016 from the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), including a new party deck, complete with bar and rail-top seating, down the right-field line. (more…)
Louisville Bats unveil new look for 2016
We have a major upgrade in the look and branding for the Louisville Bats (Class AAA; International League), as the team unveils a totally new palette that brings the red and navy to Louisville Slugger Field. (more…)
Texas League unveils new logo for 2016
We have a new logo for the Class AA Texas League, as the eight-team circuit unveils an updated look for the 2016 season. (more…)
AutoZone Park to host 2016 Triple-A Championship Game
AutoZone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds, will host the 2016 Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game between Pacific Coast League and International League champs on Tuesday, September 20. (more…)
Harrisburg to mark 30 years of Senators
The Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) are marking 30 years as the Senators with a commemorative logo and a return of an old favorite, Uncle Slam. (more…)
Barons, White Sox extend affiliation deal
The Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and parent Chicago White Sox have extended their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2020 season. (more…)
Big night for Chasers: charity, unis, PDC extension
Lots of news last night from the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) at the 5th Fest event: a PDC extension with the Kansas City Royals, new uniforms reflecting that relationship, and a rebranding of the team’s charitable organization. (more…)
Fisher Cats pitch ballpark improvements, lease extension
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) are offering to extend their Northeast Delta Dental Stadium lease through 2035 if the city agrees to spend money on what both sides agree are needed improvements. (more…)
New for 2016: BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
We have another BB&T Ballpark in the baseball fold, as the acquisition of Susquehanna Bank means the banking giant has naming rights to the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
Logomania in the offseason
The Midwest League’s Kane County Cougars remade their look for their 26th season. The new logo features evening-shadowed evergreen trees of the western Chicago suburb behind a menacing anthropomorphic cougar, and the team nickname written in in a furry white cursive in the foreground, all of it framed by a park ranger’s badge. (more…)
More Calfee Park upgrades in the works
Spending $3.5 million on Calfee Park upgrades before the 2015 season worked so well for the Pulaski Yankees (rookie; Appalachian League) owners that they are spending $500,000 more on the ballpark for the 2016 season. (more…)