2022 schedule releases: A return to normalcy
With the release of spring-training schedules and Triple-A slates, the baseball world takes two more big steps toward normalcy for the 2022 season. (more…)
An unusual BPD Chat: football books
We have an unusual Ballpark Digest Chat this week: we gathered Rick Gosselin, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Tom Shanahan to chat about their August Publications football books. (more…)
Red Sox, Orioles set for 2022 Little League Classic
This year’s Little League Classic was overshadowed by the Field of Dreams game, so let’s hope the 2022 edition featuring the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will receive lots of TLC from MLB and ESPN. (more…)
Blue Jays to require proof of vaccination for Rogers Centre admission
We’re seeing this trend pop up across many sports: the Toronto Blue Jays will require fans attending games at Rogers Centre to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. (more…)
2021 summer collegiate attendance by average
With the addition of MiLB and independent teams to the mix and pandemic effects still being felt, the 2021 summer-collegiate numbers look much different when compared to 2019. Here are the averages. (more…)
Is Tampa ballpark bid gaining momentum?
After meetings with Tampa Bay Rays officials, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and city council members say they are confident they can work out a deal to lure the team across the bay–even it means sharing the Rays with Montreal. (more…)
Karin Timpone new MLB CMO
It’s about time: Industry veteran Karin Timpone is the new Chief Marketing Officer for Major League Baseball, filling a position that’s been vacant since 2016. (more…)
Richmond County Bank Ballpark lease transferred
Another step toward an Atlantic League team at Staten Island’s Richmond County Bank Ballpark in 2022, as the ballpark’s lease was officially transferred to Staten Island Entertainment from the Staten Island Yankees (Short Season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
It’s Cubs vs. Reds in 2022 Field of Dreams game
We’ll see the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds in 2022’s Field of Dreams game, as the popular event returns to the Dyersville, IA farm and film set in a return engagement. (more…)
UConn celebrates first season at Elliot Ballpark
Elliot Ballpark, tucked into a wooded hillside on Jim Calhoun Way at the University of Connecticut, may be overlooked at times—but not in 2021, as the Huskies baseball program celebrated its first season in a ballpark that’s been decades in the making. (more…)
More teams bringing masks back to ballpark spaces
With COVID-19 rates rising as a result of the Delta variant taking root, more MLB and MiLB teams are bringing back mask mandates within both indoor and outdoor spaces at the ballpark. (more…)
Pioneer League adds 2022 Flathead Valley expansion team
The Pioneer League is expanding to Kalispell, MT, for the 2022 season, as the MLB Partner League grows to 10 teams with the additional Flathead Valley franchise. (more…)
Little League World Series closed to general public
Only players, families and friends, and coaches will be allowed into the 2021 Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA, as general admission has been canceled because of concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)