The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We continue our ranking of MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities with part three, covering organizations 18-13. (more…)
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Oakland A’s Make Offer for Coliseum Site
The Oakland A’s are making an offer to buy the entire Oakland Coliseum site, but are not ready to commit to building a new ballpark there. (more…)
CLEAR Added to Three MLB Ballparks
CLEAR is adding three Major League Baseball ballparks to its professional sports portfolio for 2018, effectively bringing its biometric identity platform to more facilities. (more…)
Giants’ Papago Park Pitch Moves Forward
The San Francisco Giants have made progress in their push to move training facilities to Phoenix’s Papago Park, as the proposal has cleared a key hurdle. (more…)
Who Has The Best Player-Development Facilities? We Rank From Bottom to Top, Part 2
The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We continue our ranking of MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities with part two, covering organizations 24-19. (more…)
O’Conner: Look for MiLB Contraction if Players Paid Minimum Wage
Major League Baseball could scale back its financial commitment to Minor League Baseball and lead to contraction if forced to pay players a minimum wage, warns MiLB President Pat O’Conner. (more…)
Who Has The Best Player-Development Facilities? We Rank From Bottom to Top, Part 1
The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We rank MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities, today through next Wednesday. (more…)
Blue Jays Continue Push for Rogers Centre Renovation
Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro says that Rogers Centre upgrades are still being discussed, but that some issues must be addressed before a project moves forward. (more…)
2018 MLB Food Preview: Tasty Items Set for Ballpark Menus
They say the surest sign of spring is pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. And, yeah, that’s great if you’re a pitcher or a catcher. The rest of us will just be watching the games this summer, and if we’re watching, we’re eating. (more…)
Dodgers to Dedicate Kirk Gibson Seat
In honor of one of the franchise’s most memorable moments, the Los Angeles Dodgers will dedicate the Kirk Gibson seat at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will permanently mark a commemorative seat located in the area of the Right Field Pavilion where Kirk Gibson‘s historic walk-off home run landed during Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. (more…)
Red Sox, Yankees Inching Closer to London Series
A London series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees is reportedly closer to being finalized, with a 2019 regular-season series in the works. (more…)
Report: Spending Bill Could Exempt MiLB Players From Labor Laws
Under a proposed spending bill, Minor League Baseball players would be exempt from federal labor laws, according to a report from The Washington Post. (more…)
A’s Still Considering Coliseum Site for New Ballpark
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site remains under consideration in the Oakland A’s new ballpark search, though the team is evaluating multiple options. (more…)