With the Minor League Baseball season winding down, the time has come to reflect on some of the best promotions covered in Promotions Watch in 2015 and look ahead to some of the events fans can expect to see in 2016. (more…)
Archive | Minor-League Baseball
Pelicans set per-game attendance mark
We have another record to note: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High A; Carolina League) set a new mark for average game attendance this season, with 3,877 fans per night topping last year’s record-setting mark. (more…)
Legends to host 2016 South Atlantic League ASG
The Lexington Legends will host the 2016 South Atlantic League All-Star Game at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. (more…)
Barnett Carolina League Broadcaster of the Year
Nice and deserved honor: Nathan Barnett, the play-by-play broadcaster for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, has earned the Carolina League’s fourth-annual Broadcaster of the Year award. (more…)
Fort Myers Miracle set attendance record
Another record to note: The Fort Myers Miracle (High A; Florida State League) set a new season attendance record — 125,422 through 62 openings — last night at Hammond Stadium. (more…)
PawSox ballpark opposition displayed in full force
With Providence residents still registering their opposition to a new Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) ballpark on a prime downtown waterfront site, team management continues to say a new financing plan will convert skeptics. (more…)
Attendance news from Omaha, Birmingham
Two impressive attendance milestones to note: the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) welcomed the two-millionth fan to Werner Park tonight, while the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) surpassed 400,000 fans for the second year in a row. (more…)
Baseball Across America: Everett, Tacoma
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, embarked on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he filed regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stops: Everett AquaSox and Tacoma Rainiers. (more…)
Pace-of-play rules impacting the game — in a good way
With the Minor League Baseball season almost over, the pace-of-play rule changes for Triple-A and Double-A have shortened games at both levels, but otherwise have not intruded on the game. (more…)
Milestone for Sky Sox: 7 million fans
Big milestone for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League): the team welcomed the 7-millionth fan to Security Service Field before Friday night’s game. (more…)
Reading sets single-game attendance mark
Another attendance mark to report: the Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) set a single-game record Saturday night, when 9,970 fans passed though the turnstiles at FirstEnergy Stadium. (more…)
Big challenges with new California ballparks
With the elimination of community redevelopment agencies, it’s almost impossible to get a new ballpark built in California — as a group organizing in Sonoma County is finding out the hard way. (more…)
Hawks attendance up under new owners
Some more good news on the attendance front: the Boise Hawks (short season A; Northwest League) surpassed the 2014 attendance total on Monday night. (more…)