The South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League) have been sold to a Chicago businessman by an investment group led by former mayor Joe Kernan. Kernan and crew put up the good fight in keeping baseball alive in South Bend, operating the team at a loss while working with the city on a […]
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Class A ball returning to Columbia?
With a developer looking to include a new ballpark as part of a new Columbia (S.C.) development, several teams have expressed interest in a move to what many consider to be a good market. Here’s the skinny. The State is reporting two High Class A teams have contacted Columbia officials about the market, but we’re […]
Demolition planned for Birmingham ballpark site
A demolition plan has been filed for the proposed site of a new Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) ballpark, with the Birmingham Design Review Committee slated to review on Wednesday. The current plan for the Railroad Park site, according to the Birmingham News, is to leave the current B&A Warehouse nightclub complex intact but […]
Pensacola Blue Wahoos unveil logo, look
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) unveiled their logo, look and associated souvenir merchandise tonight, with a tenacious, diving Blue Wahoo the centerpiece of the logo. The team’s cap logo (shown below) shows a Blue Wahoo circling a baseball bat forming the shape of a ‘P’ for Pensacola. The team’s alternate cap features […]
Eastern League just a swirl of intrigue
The current hotbed of intrigue in the baseball world? The Eastern League, where Ottawa’s desire for a team and Richmond’s wishes for a new ballpark are roiling the waters. It appears as though there’s an excellent chance Minor League Baseball is returning to Ottawa for the 2013 season and beyond, as discussions between a potential […]
Blue Wahoos logo, look to be unveiled Friday night
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) are officially unveiling their new logo and branding during a Friday night event. In addition to the logo unveiling, the team will begin selling official Blue Wahoo merchandise for fans and supporters, just in time for the holiday season. The logo was developed by a professional sports […]
Hearing on new Clark County ballpark set for end of November
Clark County Commissioners will once again discuss the issue of a 5 percent amusement tax to fund a new Vancouver (Wash.) ballpark for the relocating Yakima Bears (short season A; Northwest League). The hearing is set for Nov. 29. There’s a race of sorts for a Minor League Baseball team to set up operations in […]
Gebhard, Jirschele receive Bender, Coolbaugh awards
Arizona Diamondbacks Vice President & Special Assistant to the General Manager Bob Gebhard and Omaha Storm Chasers manager Mike Jirschele are the recipients of the Sheldon “Chief” Bender and Mike Coolbaugh awards, respectively. Gebhard and Jirschele will be honored on December 8 at the annual Banquet during the Baseball Winter Meetings at the Hilton Anatole […]
Murphy, Terranova Vickers honored by MiLB
Florida State League President Chuck Murphy and Montgomery Biscuits General Manager Marla Terranova Vickers are this year’s recipients of the Warren Giles and the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year awards. Murphy and Terranova Vickers will be honored during the Baseball Winter Meetings at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. The Warren Giles Award annually […]
Captains unveil 10th anniversary logo
The Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League) are marking their 10th anniversary at Classic Park with a new logo. The Columbus Red Stixx relocated from Georgia and began playing in Northeast Ohio in April 2003. The new logo incorporates the ship design eatured on the sleeve patch that Captains players wear on their […]
Peter O’Malley back in baseball — in Vero Beach
Peter O’Malley, who last week announced his intention to bid on the Los Angeles Dodgers, is back in baseball — in Vero Beach, as an investor in Vero Beach Sports Village (VBSV), formerly known as Dodgertown. Peter is the 73-year-old son of Dodgers scion Walter O’Malley, who moved the team from Brooklyn to California and […]
Five bidders emerge for Alliance Bank Stadium management gig
Five management firms/ballpark operators have responded to a request from Onondaga County for bids from venue managers to operate Alliance Bank Stadium, home of the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League). The county sent letters in September to venue managers soliciting proposals to “manage, operate and market any or all of” the ballpark, the Onondaga […]
Changes in the broadcast booth: Provus to Twins, Lezotte leaves Clinton
Two notable moves in broadcast booths to share today: Cory Provus is the new voice of the Minnesota Twins, while Dave Lezotte steps aside as the voice of the Clinton LumberKings (Low Class A; Midwest League). Provus, 33, comes off a three-year stint as the second voice in the Milwaukee Brewers broadcast booth, sharing play-by-play […]