Équipe Québec branding unveiled
Branding for Équipe Québec, the combination of the Frontier League’s Quebec Capitales and the Trois-Rivières Aigles playing as a road team to begin the season, has been unveiled. (more…)
New for 2021: Valley Strong Ballpark
The home of the Visalia Rawhide (Low-A West) has new branding after a naming-rights deal, with Recreation Ballpark becoming Valley Strong Ballpark. (more…)
Oakland A’s: Time to move forward with new ballpark
After years of study and planning, the Oakland Athletics are asking the City Council to make a decision on a proposed waterfront ballpark and development—a decision that may determine whether the team stays or moves. (more…)
Danos new Frontier League CEO
Industry veteran Jon Danos is the new CEO of the Frontier League, as the circuit navigates the future as an MLB Partner League after the retirement of Bill Lee. (more…)
Elite Eight time in 2021 MLB Best of the Ballparks
With a great mix of classics and new classics, the 2021 MLB Best of the Ballparks fan vote has moved to the Elite Eight round. So you know what to do: go vote! (more…)
Astros close on purchase of Skeeters
The Houston Astros have closed on the purchase of the Sugar Land Skeeters (Triple-A West), finalizing the move of the team into Minor League Baseball as their top affiliate. (more…)
New for 2021: Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits
The Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Central) will take the field on Wednesdays as the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits, in a partnership with hometown Whataburger. (more…)
Nelson steps down as Trash Pandas president/CEO
Ralph Nelson, who created the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A South) basically from scratch, has resigned as team president/CEO three weeks before the team’s home opener. (more…)
In memoriam: Steve Kalafer
Steve Kalafer, who launched the Somerset Patriots in the independent Atlantic League and then worked to lift it as a Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, passed away this morning. He was 71. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for April 21, 2021
Tom Nichols, Voice of the Dayton Dragons, joins Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard to share his favorite baseball stories, including the arrest of a player in the middle of a game, in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Relief Pitcher
If replacement batters are called pinch hitters, why aren’t replacement pitchers called pinch pitchers? They originally were, as explained by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
With border still closed, Frontier League adjusts 2021 schedule
With the U.S./Canada border remaining closed for the foreseeable future, the Frontier League has paused international play for the 2021 season, with three teams replaced by a U.S.-based travel team. (more…)
MLB Best of the Ballparks moves to Sweet Sixteen
After a popular first round, we’ve moved on to the second round of the 2021 Best of the Ballparks MLB vote, with some pretty intense matchups. So go vote! (more…)