We’ll see only minor tweaks to the 2023 MLB rule changes implemented during spring training, as hotly debated offseason alterations will proceed as planned. (more…)
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Diamond Sports Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
As the inevitable happened with Diamond Sports Group filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last night, the broadcast futures of the 14 MLB teams whose rights are held by the Sinclair Sports subsidiary still remains unclear. (more…)
Grapefruit League Best of the Ballparks moves to Final Four
The Grapefruit League Best of the Ballparks 2023 fan vote moves to the Final Four round, as the #2, #3 and #4 seeds were all defeated. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat: Previewing the 2023 rule changes
Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss the beginning of spring training and preview MLB rule changes in the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Elite Eight time in 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for Cactus League ballparks
With only two choices in the first round, voters were very decisive, leading to the Elite Eight round in the 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for Cactus League ballparks. So vote now! (more…)
MLB ramps up production team for local baseball broadcasts
With new hires, Major League Baseball is preparing to launch its own local baseball broadcasts for multiple teams in the face of financial issues experienced by Sinclair’s Diamond Sports Group and Warner Brothers Discovery’s AT&T SportsNet. (more…)
Personnel news: MLB, Wisconsin Rapids, Holly Springs
We have personnel news today from Major League Baseball on the MiLB side, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) and the Holly Springs Salamanders (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
New MiLB wage battle emerging in Florida
A new MiLB wage battle is brewing in Florida, as MLB is working on the state level to exempt pro baseball from the state’s minimum wage requirements–tying into the many existential challenges faced by the sport. (more…)
Pirates continue PNC Park upgrades with new videoboard
More facility news from the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the team announced a new videoboard and other digital signage as part of 2023 PNC Park upgrades. (more…)
Diamond Sports skips interest payment, will review future options
Sinclair Broadcasting’s Diamond Sports Group LLC subsidiary is skipping $140 million cash in interest payments due today, while announcing it would spend the next 30 days reviewing its strategic options. (more…)
Spokane Valley pledges $2M toward Avista Stadium renovations
A financial plan for $22 million in Avista Stadium renovations received a boost when the city of Spokane Valley pledged $2 million in tourism-tax proceeds to help fund the project, led by the Spokane Indians (High-A; Northwest League). (more…)
MLB preps for Sinclair bankruptcy restructuring
We could see a drastic overhaul of MLB’s broadcast revenues with a potential Sinclair bankruptcy filing, as the firm looks at a $8.6 billion debt restructuring that could interrupt and decrease team payments. (more…)
2022: The year in review in the ballpark world
In the end, 2022 saw the ballpark world in a holding pattern, with 2023 potentially the time for long-running facility debates to be resolved, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 stories posted on Ballpark Digest as measured by page views. (more…)