The city of Memphis is reviewing a pitch to buy AutoZone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), from the nonprofit foundation that owns it. The Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting that the city’s Housing and Community Development department has a proposal to buy the ballpark from the Memphis Redbirds Baseball […]
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Triple-A lands Gildan as major sponsor
Triple-A Baseball — encompassing the Pacific Coast and International leagues — announced a three-year deal with Gildan as an official national sponsor. In addition to its three-year sponsorship across all 30 Triple-A clubs, which makes the outfitter the supplier of t-shirts, activewear, underwear and socks, Gildan will be the title sponsor of the Gildan Triple-A […]
Cubs: We’ll drop Boise affiliation without new ballpark
As Boise discusses a new downtown ballpark, the Chicago Cubs became a player in the ballpark debate by proclaiming the team would walk away from Idaho if a new facility isn’t in the works by September. During a public forum last week Bill Buckner, a resident of Boise now working for the Cubs, said his […]
Arizona Wildcats launching Hi Corbett Field era tonight
The University of Arizona Wildcats will be opening the next chapter in program history tonight with a return to venerable Hi Corbett Field. The University entered into a lease for the ballpark this offseason. The ballpark opened in 1927 and served as a spring-training home to the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies, as well as […]
Lane Field to be commemorated in new hotel complex
Lane Field, the former home of the minor-league San Diego Padres, would be memorialized under the terms of a hotel-development project on the old ballpark site. Lane Field was home to the Pacific Coast League Padres from 1936 to 1957, before it was replaced by Westgate Park. It occupied a pretty scenic waterfront location on […]
El Paso group seeking downtown ballpark, T-Padres
An El Paso investment group is looking at building a privately financed ballpark in downtown El Paso and buying the Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) for relocation. The group, as outlined in today’s El Paso Times, would be taking advantage of Escondido, Cal., to close on funding for a new ballpark after the […]
Looking back at 125 years of New Orleans baseball
It’s been 125 years since the first pro baseball game was played in New Orleans — and in that time some great players and managers have worn the uniforms of the Pelicans and Zephyrs. That first pro game was played in 1887 by the New Orleans Pelicans, a team that became a mainstay in the […]
It’s official: Reno to host 2013 Triple-A All-Star Game
It’s official: the Reno Aces (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will host the 2013 Triple-A All-Star Game at Aces Ballpark. The special announcement was made by Reno Aces Managing Partner Stuart Katzoff, Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey, International League President Randy Mobley, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell and Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority President […]
Reno expected to host Triple-A All-Star Game in ’13
The official announcement won’t come until Tuesday, but the word is out that the Reno Aces (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will host Triple-A All-Star festivities in 2013. A press conference featuring team officials, Pacific Coast League President Branch B. Rickey and International League President Randy Mobley is set for Tuesday. The 2012 game will […]
Memphis, Montgomery planning ballpark upgrades for 2012
Two high-profile facilities will see improvements in 2012: AutoZone Park will be the recipient of a new videoboard, while the Montgomery Biscuits (Class AA; Southern League) will unveil Riverwalk Stadium news next week. The new scoreboard at the home of the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) will be the largest high-def board in […]
Hawks GM: Boise can’t support Triple-A ball
Talk of bringing a Pacific Coast League team to Boise is a bad idea, says Boise Hawks (short season A; Northwest League) President/GM Todd Rahr: the market is limited, there’s little corporate support and the airport sucks. But hey, otherwise it’s a great place to do business! Rahr is walking a tightrope, of course; while […]
Sounds: We prefer East Bank for new-ballpark site
Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ownership has settled on the city’s East Bank area as the site of a new ballpark, a week after a consultant identified three possible facility locations. Populous identified three potential sites for a ballpark: the East Bank of the Cumberland River, Sulphur Dell located near Germantown and the […]
2011 Renovation of the Year: Cheney Stadium
We’re back with our second round of Ballpark Digest awards for 2011. Today, we have another renovation award: Best Renovation ($20M+) for Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). To say that the renovation notable is an understatement. Making changes to something considered an institution in the local community is […]