Trenton Thunder owner Joseph Plumeri issued a sharp statement about the decision by the New York Yankees to sever its affiliation with the Class AA Eastern League team in favor of a new relationship with the Somerset Patriots. (more…)
Archive | Minor-League Baseball
Let the Affiliate Dance begin!
With the announcement today by the New York Yankees about their new affiliate structure, we’ve updated and overhauled our Affiliate Dance page to better track the offseason overhaul of Minor League Baseball. (more…)
Yankees announce affiliate changes in first glimpse of MiLB overhaul
The New York Yankees will add the formerly independent Somerset Patriots as a Double-A affiliate and the Hudson Valley Renegades as a High-A affiliate, positioning the Trenton Thunder with a potential move to the Atlantic League. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for November 3, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss recent reporting on the upcoming MLB takeover of MiLB and cover additional topics relating to the takeover of MiLB, like travel updates and the potential death of Thirsty Thursdays, on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Details of MLB takeover of MiLB emerge
It’s crunch time in the takeover of MiLB by MLB, with sweeping changes to Class A leagues, unresolved transitions for the Pioneer and NY-Penn Leagues, and plenty of new affiliations—but still no final list of the 120 teams comprising the future of Minor League Baseball. (more…)
MiLB facility guidelines released; owners sanguine
MiLB owners and execs were issued proposed facility standards by Major League Baseball, but what was feared as extensive changes to ballparks ended up being a noncontroversial laundry list of modest updates. (more…)
Expanded spring training could delay 2021 MiLB season opener
A potential overhaul of spring training — forced in 2021 by COVID-19, but one that may end up being used in the future — has MLB and Triple-A players arriving in February, and remaining minor leaguers reporting in April, resulting in a later start to the 2021 MiLB season. (more…)
MLB cancels Winter Meetings, Owners Meetings
Major League Baseball announced the cancelation of the in-person 2020 Winter Meetings and Owners Meetings; as a result, Minor League Baseball has released the event staff responsible for the Winter Meetings and Trade Show, set for this December in Dallas. (more…)
Salt Lake Bees in transition
Management of the Salt Lake Bees (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) is shifting to technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith as part of his larger purchase of the Utah Jazz (NBA), Vivint Arena and the G League’s Salt Lake City Stars from the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. (more…)
First Bobblection results from South Carolina: Trump triumphant
We have the results of the first state Bobblection campaign from the Goldklang Group: In South Carolina, incumbent Donald Trump carried the day over challenger Joe Biden by a wide margin, 68 percent to 32 percent. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for October 27, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the remaining games in the 2020 World Series, answer trivia questions, and discuss how technology is rapidly changing baseball, on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Trash Pandas launch world-record food drive
The Rocket City Trash Pandas (Class AA; Southern League) are working with local charities on a “Largest Food Drive in 24 Hours at a Single Location” Guinness World Record attempt at Toyota Field. (more…)
New for 2021: Jersey Shore BlueClaws
We have a rebranding to report, as the Lakewood BlueClaws will be known as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Low A; Sally League) come the 2021 season. (more…)