After three close votes in the Sweet Sixteen round, we’re now in the Elite Eight round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Triple-A fan vote, where we expect more close calls. So vote! (more…)
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Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Short Season A vote moves to Sweet Sixteen
We’re moved on to the Sweet Sixteen round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Short Season A vote, comprising the facilities of the NY-Penn and Northwest Leagues. It’s time to vote! (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie vote moves to Sweet Sixteen
After a limited play-in round, we’ve moved on to the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie fan vote, covering the facilities of the Appalachian and Pioneer Leagues. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Double-A fan vote now in Elite Eight round
After a Sweet Sixteen round that saw four contests decided by fewer than 35 votes, we’re moving to the Elite Eight round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Double-A fan vote for Eastern, Southern and Texas League ballparks. So vote! (more…)
MiLB teams file suit against insurers to cover 2020 losses
Fifteen Minor League Baseball teams across the country have filed suit against their insurers, seeking to recover the financial losses resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Triple-A fan vote moves to Sweet Sixteen round
After a first round that saw no big upsets and plenty of wide margins, we’re on to the Sweet Sixteen round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Triple-A fan vote, where we expect some pitched battles. So vote! (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for June 23, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the deal to bring baseball back, whether new extra-innings rules are good or bad, and why a pulling a Houdini is one of the most entertaining feats in the sport in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
The Diamond wins Best of the Ballparks 2020 High-A honors
It was The Diamond over Frawley Stadium in the final round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 vote, as fans chose the home of the Lake Elsinore Storm as their favorite High-A facility. (more…)
Now open: Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Short Season A vote
We’ve opened up voting in the final MiLB classification of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 fan vote: Short Season A facilities in the NY-Penn League and Northwest Leagues. So you know what to do: vote! (more…)
Now open: Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Rookie vote
No one knows what tomorrow brings, so we’re moving ahead with the Best of the Ballparks 2020 vote for MiLB Rookie-level ballparks in the Appalachian and Pioneer Leagues. So vote! (more…)
New for 2020: Truist Stadium
We have another ballpark rebranding as a result of the BB&T/SunTrust merger: BB&T Ballpark, home of the Winston-Salem Dash (High A; Carolina League), will be renamed Truist Stadium. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Double-A fan vote moves to 2nd round
After a first round with plenty of close votes, we’ve moved on to the Sweet Sixteen round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Double-A fan vote for Eastern, Southern and Texas League ballparks. So it’s time to vote! (more…)
Whitaker Bank Ballpark snares Best of the Ballparks 2020 Low-A honors
It was Whitaker Bank Ballpark over Four Winds Field in the final round of the Best of the Ballparks 2020 MiLB Low-A fan vote, as voters chose the home of the Lexington Legends as their favorite Low-A facility. (more…)