It’s LECOM Park vs. Atrium Health Ballpark in the 2021 Best of the Ballparks, Low-A finals
It’s LECOM Park (Bradenton Marauders) vs. Atrium Health Ballpark (Kannapolis Cannon Ballers) in the 2021 MiLB Best of the Ballparks, Low-A finals fan vote. (more…)
Las Vegas Ballpark as MLB home? Maybe, maybe not
After saying it was a possibility the Oakland A’s could play out of Las Vegas Ballpark on a temporary basis, team president Dave Kaval walked back that assertion, saying that it was more of a hypothetical statement. (more…)
Final Four time in Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate fan vote
After a few more upsets, voting in the Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate round moves to the Final Four, as fans choose between Appalachian and MLB Draft League facilities. (more…)
Fear of “Las Vegas style shooting” leads to four Denver arrests during MLB All-Star Game week
Police arrested three men and a woman at the Maven Hotel near Coors Field after seizing 16 long guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to prevent a “Las Vegas style shooting” at the 2021 All-Star Game in Denver. (more…)
Reading budgeting $16M in FirstEnergy Stadium upgrades
The Reading Fightin Phils (Double-A East) and local government officials are budgeting $16 million in FirstEnergy Stadium upgrades to meet the new MLB specs for Minor League Baseball ballparks. (more…)
A’s braintrust plans third Vegas run
The Oakland A’s ownership is planning a third Vegas run in search of some sort of ballpark deal in Sin City after a negotiating session on a new downtown Oakland ballpark goes poorly. (more…)
2021 MiLB Best of the Ballparks, Low-A moves to Final Four
With plenty of close votes, we’ve moved on to the Final Four round of the 2021 MiLB Best of the Ballparks, Low-A fan vote, with a playing field from around the country. (more…)
Politicos, owners stump for MiLB Relief Act
While other entertainment venues and operators have received federal grants after COVID-related losses, MiLB and independent owners were left out in the cold–until now, with a proposed Minor League Baseball Relief Act. (more…)
Blue Jays propose July 30 return to Rogers Centre
With the Canadian border restrictions being lifted, the Toronto Blue Jays are looking at a July 30 return to Rogers Centre and a departure from Buffalo’s Sahlen FIeld. (more…)
Attendance records set on Fourth of July
Many MiLB and summer-collegiate teams were counting on a big Fourth of July weekend as a financial boost after months of struggle. And while results were mixed, we did see some attendance records being set over the weekend. (more…)
It’s Maimonides Park vs. Four Winds Field in High-A MiLB Best of the Ballparks vote
It’s upstart Maimonides Park (Brooklyn Cyclones) vs. former champ Four Winds Field (South Bend Cubs) in the finals of the High-A MiLB Best of the Ballparks vote. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate moves to Elite Eight
It’s time for the Elite Eight round in the 2021 Best of the Ballparks, MLB Summer Collegiate division, comprising ballparks in the sanctioned Appalachian League and MLB Draft League. (more…)
More ballpark upgrade tales, this time from Altoona
We’ve been following how MiLB teams are handling the MLB-mandated facility updates, as teams figure how to physically address the new requirements as well as how to pay for them. Today’s story: the Altoona Curve (Double-A Northeast) and PNG Field. (more…)