Two big pieces of news to pass along: Schaumburg Boomers owner Pat Salvi is the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 Sportsman of the Year, while longtime baseball executive Scott Proefrock has been named president of New England Professional Baseball. (more…)
A transaction to note in the American Association: Patrick and Lindy Salvi have sold the Gary SouthShore RailCats to technology executive Joseph Eng. (more…)
A renovation of 18-year-old Boomers Stadium, home of the Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League), will be done in phases over up to seven years, rather than in one offseason. (more…)
A personnel move today worth noting: Industry veteran Dave Chase is the new general manager of the Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League). (more…)
A nice postseason award for the North Shore Navigators, as the team was named the summer-collegiate Futures League Organization of the Year. (more…)
Fraser Field should be a hopping place for the Futures Collegiate League All-Star Game on July 21: Eastern Bank is the presenting sponsor, and the Zooperstars will appear. (more…)
We have personnel news today from the Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League), the Washington Wild Things (independent; Frontier League) and the Bellingham Bells (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
Fraser Field is always worth a visit, and adding an event like this sweetens the pot: the North Shore Navigators are hosting the 2015 Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) All-Star Game. (more…)
Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League) and Gary SouthShore RailCats (independent; American Association) Owner Pat Salvi and President/General Manager Andy Viano were honored by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago at its annual Awards Banquet. Salvi Sports Enterprises, the parent company for both the Boomers and the RailCats, was honored with the 2014 Organization of […]
No great profundities on our part, just some friendly advice: Team owner Pat Salvi was profiled in the latest issue of Chicago Lawyer, and it’s worth a read. Salvi owns the Gary-Southshore RailCats (independent; American Association), Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League) and North Shore Navigators (summer collegiate; Futures League). Besides being a very good team […]
Nice honor for the folks working out of Boomers Stadium: the Schaumburg Boomers have been named Organization of the Year in the independent Frontier League. “For the Boomers, being named Organization of the Year is about as good as it gets, and we’re extremely humbled to be recognized this way by the 13 other outstanding […]
Big day for the Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League): the team notched the first sellout in franchise history, drawing 7,578 to Boomers Stadium for the largest crowd in the ballpark’s history. It’s the second year for the Boomers, who set up shop in Schaumburg after the less-than-graceful exit of the Schaumburg Flyers (independent; Northern League). […]
The North Shore Navigators (summer collegiate; Futures League) are committed to Fraser Field through 2020 after agreeing to a new lease that calls for a $45,262.15 prepayment. Prepaying the rent didn’t field the Navs any breaks on the total amount, but it does give Lynn the money to buy a new synthetic turf to replacing […]
