Cougars add extreme food items for 2015
Today’s food news, part 1: The Kane County Cougars (Low Class A; Midwest League) unveiled some some extreme menu items for 2015, including a memorably named Heart Attack Burger. (more…)
Manfred: Montreal needs ballpark plan to lure MLB
Be prepared for a slew of Montreal baseball stories as the Big O hosts exhibition games this weekend. Today: Commissioner Rob Manfred says a ballpark plan is needed before MLB can consider a return to Montreal in the future. (more…)
Sounds add Band Box to First Tennessee Park
This works on multiple levels: a core part of the First Tennessee Park experience for Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) fans will be the Band Box bar and restaurant in the right-field concourse area. (more…)
White Castles to be offered to sober people at Canal Park
We have a new food offering at Canal Park, home of the Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) this season: White Castle sliders. (more…)
Ovations to run MGM Park concessions
No surprise here: Ovations Food Services will run concessions at MGM Park, home of the Biloxi Shuckers (Class AA; Southern League), for the 2015 season and beyond. (more…)
Pace of play: A huge change for 2015
For many an important onlooker, the most anticipated (and scrutinized) day of the 2015 Minor League Baseball calendar won’t be Opening Day, Thursday, April 9. Instead, it will be Friday, May 1, the day that pace-of-play directives begin receiving strict enforcement at the Double-A and Triple-A levels. (more…)
Braves spring training branding MIA
There’s no event like a Disney event, and a recent Atlanta Braves spring-training game at Champion Stadium had all the hallmarks of a big Disney event: Crammed parking lot, crowded walkways, lot of folks buying food and drink in the concourses. Only one thing was missing: any semblance of Braves branding. (more…)
Promotions Watch: Bobbleheads and Gnomes Part II
The upcoming season is shaping up to be an active one across Minor League Baseball when it comes to bobblehead and gnome giveaways. Some of the most notable examples will be featured in this week’s Promotions Watch, which concludes our two-part look at bobblehead and gnome nights. (more…)
Erie SeaWolves sold to Aguirre
We finally have a buyer for the Erie SeaWolves (Class AA; Eastern League): Fernando Aguirre, a minority investor in the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Cincinnati Reds. (more…)
Wrigleyville rooftop owner indicted for underpayment
A rooftop bleacher owner has been indicted for underreporting revenues and underpaying royalties to the Chicago Cubs during a four-year stretch. (more…)
Reading Fightin Phils, WIOV sign broadcast deal
The broadcast reach of the Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) will be extended under a new Cumulus Media deal on CBS Sports Radio 98.5 FM and 1240 AM. (more…)
Hounds, One Loudoun court battle begins
From raising $13 million to having only $671.63 left in a bank account: The tale of VIP Sports and Entertainment‘s attempt to bring independent baseball and professional soccer to Loudoun, Virginia. (more…)
Wheelchair access on tap for Davenport Ferris wheel
The Ferris wheel at Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League), will be upgraded for wheelchair access for the coming season. (more…)