Mandalay Baseball Properties will hold a press conference today to formally announce it has closed on the purchase of the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). The purchase, as first reported on Ballpark Digest, gives Mandalay ownership of four minor-league teams and management deals with three more. (We’re not counting the Hagerstown Suns […]
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Round Rock to announce affiliation shift to Rangers
We have the first big affiliate shift in Minor Legue Baseball, as the Round Rock Express will announce later this morning that the Pacific Coast League team is shifting parents from the Houston Astros to the Texas Rangers. No surprise: we reported a month ago the shift was likely to happen. The reason behind the […]
More improvements on tap for Modern Woodmen Park
More improvements on tap for Modern Woodmen Park, the home of the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League): a new floodwall and walkway will be installed next to the Mississippi River, while a gravel parking lot will be paved and the plaza outside the front gates upgraded. “When the city first shared […]
Versus to broadcast Triple-A Championship Game
The Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game will be broadcast this year on Versus, with Mike Capps and Chris Chambliss calling the action as the International and Pacific Coast Leagues champs clash at Oklahoma City’s AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The deal struck by Triple-A Baseball ensures that cable network Versus will televise the Triple-A Baseball National Championship […]
Quad Cities, Cards re-up PDC for two more years
The Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the St. Louis Cardinals will remain partners for two more years, as the pair agreed to an extension of their player-development contract through 2012. There was no real danger of the pair splitting, even though the agreement came late in the affiliation process. Quad […]
High Desert, Seattle extend PDC
The Seattle Mariners and High Desert Mavericks (High Class A; California League) will remain partners for two more years, as the pair agreed to an extension of the team’s player-development contract through 2012. Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced today the extension of the PDC. “We are very pleased to […]
O-Royals cut team name potentials to 24
The rebranding and a name-the-team contest for the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) continues, as the team releases a list of 24 names it says it is considering for use in the 2011 season and beyond. More than 1,400 names were submitted by fans from August 21-September 6. The team will still be […]
New turf goes down this week in Sarpy County
Another milestone in the construction of a new Sarpy County (Neb.) ballpark for the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League): the ballpark’s new turf will be laid down Wednesday, in an afternoon ceremony. The event will take place between 2 and 3; no, it’s not open to the public. The team’s new groundskeeper will […]
BlueClaws, Phillies extend PDC
In a move that was mostly a formality, the Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A; Sally League) and the Philadelphia Phillies extended their player-development contract for two more years, through 2012. “The BlueClaws, their staff, the Township of Lakewood and their great fans have provided the Phillies and our young players a tremendous environment over the […]
Hot Rods, Tampa Bay extend PDC
It was a good 2010 for the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League), as the team set an attendance record, and it just got better: the team signed a two-year extension of its player-development deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. “We want to thank all of our fans as well as our […]
Birmingham to discuss downtown ballpark Monday
In a rapidly developing bit of business, the Birmingham City Council will hear a pitch to raise the city’s lodging tax to build a new ballpark in downtown Birmingham’s Railroad Park complex for the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) and possibly the SEC tournament. Though the idea of the Barons actually playing in Birmingham […]
Travs, Angels extend PDC
After grumblings that the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) were not happy with the players sent to the team in the last several years, the team today announced it would extend its player-development deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — reluctantly, it seems. “As an organization we decided our best option is […]
Study to determine potential funding sources for new Y-Bears ballpark
The city of Yakima (Wash.) will spend $75,000 on a study designed to ferret out potential sources of public funding for a new Yakima Bears (short season; Northwest League) ballpark on the city’s former Boise Casade mill. The cost of the new ballpark is projected at $23 million; the Bears ownership has already pledged $5 […]