AirHogs drop out of American Association
The independent American Association is now at 11 teams for the 2021 season, as the Texas AirHogs have terminated their membership in the league effective immediately, according to a league press release. (more…)
Looking forward to 2021: Carrying this year’s changes forward
Much of the 2020 MLB season was improvised, but Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to see two temporary changes moved forward in the 2021 MLB season: the extra-innings rule and expanded playoffs. (more…)
Cohen receives initial permission to buy Mets, but hurdles remain
Steve Cohen received initial approval from MLB’s ownership committee to purchase the New York Mets, but a clause in the Citi Field lease could end up complicating the deal. (more…)
Game One is least-watched World Series game ever
History was made at the first 2020 World Series game, both good and bad. On the bad side of the ledger, the initial Rays/Dodgers game from Globe Life Field was the least-watched World Series broadcast ever, with fewer than 10 million fans tuning in. (more…)
New for 2021: Jersey Shore BlueClaws
We have a rebranding to report, as the Lakewood BlueClaws will be known as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Low A; Sally League) come the 2021 season. (more…)
New for 2021: ISG Field
Naming rights to Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have been sold to local firm ISG, resulting in a name of ISG Field for 2021 and beyond. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat for October 20, 2020
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the history being made in the 2020 World Series, what makes a great trivia question, the move of the St. Louis Browns to Baltimore, and how workhorses apply in both baseball and football, on this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Ballpark history in the making: the 2020 World Series
Tonight’s 2020 World Series game at Globe Life Field will be historic: it will be only the fourth Fall Classic where every game was played at the same ballpark—and the first played totally at a neutral site. (more…)
On tap this weekend: an inside look at Blue Wahoos AirBnB experience
Worth seeking out Saturday morning: NBC’s Weekend Today show is slated to run a behind-the-scenes segment on the Blue Wahoos Stadium AirBnB experience offered this summer. (more…)
100 years later, Negro Leagues legacies still emerging
A century after Rube Foster gathered his fellow team owners at the Kansas City YMCA to form the Negro National League, the broader legacy of the Negro Leagues and its forgotten stars is still being written. (more…)
Year-end honors announced in Northwoods, Futures leagues
We have the year-end awards from the summer-collegiate Northwoods League and Futures Collegiate Baseball League, with the Kalamazoo Growlers and Nashua Silver Knights sweeping the honors. (more…)
New for 2021: Johnstown Mill Rats
We have a name and branding for the new summer-collegiate Prospect League team setting up shop for 2021 at Point Stadium in Johnstown (PA): the Johnstown Mill Rats. (more…)
In memoriam: Miss Lou Lou Gehrig
What a crappy 2020: Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, the last remaining bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) who served in that role for 8 seasons, died Monday night after a brief illness. She was 9 years old. (more…)