Personnel news: Charleston Dirty Birds
We have some personnel news today from the Charleston Dirty Birds (Atlantic League), where three members of the front office have new titles and responsibilities. (more…)
Manchester Chicken Tenders on tap for 2022
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A Northeast) will play as the Manchester Chicken Tenders for a single 2022 game in honor of the treat’s invention at Manchester’s Puritan Restaurant. (more…)
Salt Lake City eyes Smith’s Ballpark area for development
Going to a Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A West) game at Smith’s Ballpark could become an even better experience under a neighborhood development plan proposed by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. (more…)
A’s ask for feedback on Las Vegas Strip ballpark
The Oakland A’s are polling Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A West) fans on their feelings about a Las Vegas Strip ballpark, as the team is getting closer to some decisions about the fate of the Athletics. (more…)
Seven teams leave Expedition League, form new Independence League
Seven teams have broken away from the summer-collegiate Expedition League to form a new summer-collegiate circuit, the Independence League. (more…)
PETA urges baseball to stop using the term bullpen
Some profound lack of baseball history and a severe commitment to trolling from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which is urging pro baseball to drop the term bullpen because of a perceived link to bulls. (more…)
Washington partners with FIS on Nationals Park improvements
The Washington Nationals are partnering with payments processor FIS on Nationals Park improvements, including a renovation of the ballpark’s Champions Club. (more…)
Seal Slingers or Fish Sticks? Your call
Here’s an interesting name-the-team vote, as the summer-collegiate Seattle-based Highline Bears are asking your input on two possible new team names: DubSea Seal Slingers and the DubSea Fish Sticks. (more…)
Perone inaugural GM for new Staten Island Atlantic League team
We have the first staff hire for the new Staten Island Atlantic League team launching in 2022: Gary Perone, most recently assistant GM of the Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A East), is the new GM. (more…)
Manfred: Local buy-in means no Braves moniker overhaul
The approval of the Atlanta Braves name from local Cherokee leaders means the team won’t be pressured to change the moniker a la the Cleveland Indians transitioning to the Guardians. (more…)
Knights bring back Truist Field “Work from Home Plate” program
A big trend the past offseason was using ballparks in nontraditional fashions, such as co-working spaces and AirBnB lodgings, and we expect many, if not all, to return–like the Charlotte Knights (Triple-A East) are doing. (more…)
Cleveland Guardians sued over name change
The Cleveland Guardians roller-derby team has filed suit in federal court over the appropriation of the moniker by the former Cleveland Indians for the 2022 season and beyond. (more…)
Alameda County approves Oakland waterfront ballpark plan
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to a financing district key for development of a new Oakland Athletics ballpark and $11 billion in related development. (more…)