We have a name for the newest Ottawa team in the independent Frontier League: the Ottawa Titans, launching play in the 2021 season. (more…)

We have a name for the newest Ottawa team in the independent Frontier League: the Ottawa Titans, launching play in the 2021 season. (more…)
A partnership between Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) will bring the Frontier League to Ottawa’s RCGT Park in the latest attempt to keep professional baseball in the Canadian capital. (more…)
With progress being made on a proposed lease to Ottawa’s RCGT Park, a partnership that includes Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) ownership and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group is confident it can succeed. (more…)
A partnership that includes Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) ownership and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group is closer to landing an RCGT Park lease, following an endorsement Tuesday from an Ottawa city committee. (more…)
Owner Miles Wolff is working to sell the Ottawa Champions (independent; Can-Am League), a move that comes after a season that included the termination of the club’s original lease. (more…)
The Ottawa Champions (independent; Can-Am League) lease for RCGT Park has been terminated by the city after the team fell $418,942 in arrears, but the team will continue to operate on a per-hour arrangement in the meantime. (more…)
An Ottawa council committee today voted to direct staff to negotiate an Ottawa Stadium lease with the independent Can-Am League for the 2015 season. Staff had recommended the city move forward with the Can-Am League over a competing bid from Mandalay Baseball Properties, seeking to bring a Class AA Eastern League team to Ottawa. The […]
Ottawa has decided to go with the independent Can-Am League as a tenant for Ottawa Stadium instead of a Double-A team owned by Mandalay Baseball Properties, as a $40-million price tag was deemed to be too much. A report from the city examined RFPs from Mandalay and the Can-Am League. The city had already committed […]
Ottawa officials wanting a bidding war for an Ottawa Stadium lease are probably disappointed that only one bid, from Mandalay Baseball Properties, has been submitted. Ken Grey brings word on the state of bids for the ballpark: A source close to the negotiations says Mandalay Sports Entertainment and Professional Sports Catering have the Minor League […]
Can-Am League Commissioner Miles Wolff says his circuit will pursue some of the same markets currently eyed by the startup independent Diamond League, including four former Can-Am markets. Specifically listed by Wolff as being potential 2014 expansion markets for the independent Can-Am League: Atlantic City, N.J.; Worcester, Mass.; Sussex County, N.J.; Montreal and Ottawa. “We […]
A deal to bring pro baseball back to Ottawa is close at hand, with Mandalay Baseball Properties poised to own a Class AA Eastern League team and Rogers Communications buying naming rights to Ottawa Stadium. The deal, which was first reported by Ken Grey and confirmed with MiLB team owners, calls for Mandalay to buy […]
With the Ottawa market apparantly up for grabs, an Ottawa city committee approved a plan to spend at least $10 million on improvements to Ottawa Stadium to attract an affiliated team. With the city now openly talking of seeking targets other than a Double-A team — the potential of a Single-A team was mentioned at […]
With the prospects of pro baseball returning to Ottawa dimming daily, Mayor Jim Watson is heading to Toronto to meet with Blue Jays officials about their interest in putting a team in Canada’s capital. Watson has led an effort to bring a team to Ottawa Stadium and brokered a deal with Beacon Sports on a […]