Another Baltimore Orioles PDC to announce: the O’s and the Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League) agreed on a four-year player development contract extension through the 2018 season. “We are extremely excited to continue our partnership with the Baltimore Orioles” said Tides President Ken Young. “We’ve had a great relationship with the Orioles over our […]
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Keys, Orioles extend PDC through 2018
The Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Baltimore Orioles extended their player-development contract (PDC) for four years, through the end of the 2018 season. “The Orioles brand has certainly been synonymous with baseball in Frederick going back to our inaugural year in 1989. We could not be more pleased than to extend […]
BB&T Ballpark earns LEED status
BB&T Ballpark, new home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), was awarded LEED green building certification that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. “The Knights organization was committed to the LEED certification of the ballpark,” said Gau Gupte, Odell. “The entire team, including the architects, contractors and engineers, focused the goal of being […]
City settles on Hartford ballpark developer; council to discuss
Hartford city officials have chosen the developer of a new downtown ballpark for the relocating New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), with the City Council set to discuss the plan Thursday night. DoNo Hartford LLC, a group formed by Centerplan Development Co. this summer, was selected based on their proposal for a mixed-use […]
RailRiders interest sold to investment group
Mandalay Baseball Properties’ half interest in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Class AAA; International League) will be sold to SWB Investors LLC, pending MiLB and International League approvals. The principals behind SWB Investors LLC are David Abrams, David Blitzer, Grant Cagle and Michael Hisler. All local team management, including team president and general manager Rob Crain, will […]
Missions, Padres extend player development contract
Another PDC to report: the San Antonio Missions (Class AA; Texas League) and the San Diego Padres extended their player development contract for two more years, through 2016. “Our partnership with the Missions is crucial to our success at the Major League level,” said new San Diego Padres Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller. “We […]
Chihuahuas, Padres extend player development contract
The El Paso Chihuahuas (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the San Diego Padres announced an extension of their player development contract (PDC) through the 2016 season. The announcement was made a press conference today. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Padres,” said Alan Ledford, MountainStar Sports Group President. “They are a […]
Seattle pulls Appy League team; Calfee Park sold
With the sale of Calfee Park and the Seattle Mariners ending their affiliation with the Pulaski Mariners (rookie; Appalachian League), the immediate future of pro baseball in the city is in doubt. David Hagan and Larry Shelor of the Christiansburg-based Shelor Automotive Group are buying the ballpark for $1 million and plan on spending $2 […]
Fourteen years, 14 attendance titles for Lakewood BlueClaws
Amazing streak: The Lakewood BlueClaws completed their 14th season on Monday and officially wrapped up their 14th South Atlantic League attendance title. This year, 380,573 fans came to FirstEnergy Park, an average of 5,597 fans at the 68 home dates (two of the 70 scheduled games were postponed). In 14 years, the team has now […]
IronPigs six-year record: 600K total, 9K per game average attendance
What a streak: By attracting 614,888 fans to Coca-Cola Park in 2014, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) are the only Minor League Baseball team to attract 600,000 fans annually since 2008, with six straight years averaging over 9,000 fans a game. The 9,042 per-game average for the club’s official 68 home games […]
Attendance news: Akron RubberDucks up almost 16 percent in ’14
A second straight year of attendance hikes for the Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League), as the team enjoyed a 15.7 percent rise in 2014 over 2013 at Canal Park. This season’s total attendance was 350,704 in 68 openings, a 15.7 percent increase over 2013’s total attendance of 295,459 in 70 openings. That rise is […]
Cougars announce 2015 Fifth Third Bank Ballpark improvements
The Kane County Cougars (Low Class A; Midwest League) have announced a series of improvements to Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, including some player amenities built to Chicago Cubs specs — a sign the two teams are extending a PDC in the future. The announcement of a new player development contract between the Cougars and the […]
Rawhide set another attendance record
We have another attendance record to report: For the fifth time in six years, the Visalia Rawhide (High Class A; California League) set another all-time season attendance mark after last night’s win over the Modesto Nuts, finishing the season attracting 120,003 fans. This is an increase of 4,682 fans from the 2013 season. “The community’s […]