The Pioneer League has announced that Billings Mustangs head groundskeeper Jeff Limburg has won its Turf Manager of the Year Award for the 2017 season. Limburg is in his first season as Turf Manager with the Mustangs, replacing the late John Barta, who won the award three times. (more…)
The Orem Owlz (Rookie; Pioneer League) moved two home games this week to Ogden’s Lindquist Field, after their playing surface was damaged. (more…)
A potential ballpark for a relocating Rookie Pioneer League team in Pueblo, Col. has been rejected by city officials, who are instead pushing a much cheaper redevelopment plan that includes plenty of parking and soccer fields. (more…)
TVA Credit Union Ballpark, home of the Appalachian League’s Johnson City Cardinals, was voted by fans as the best MiLB Rookie-level ballpark in the annual Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks vote, winning 2017 honors. (more…)
Fittingly, it’s Appalachian League (TVA Credit Union Ballpark) vs. Pioneer League (Suplizio Field) in the finals of the Best of the Ballparks 2017 MiLB vote for Rookie-level facilities. So you know what do to: Vote! (more…)
We’re down to a perfectly balanced Final Four in the Best of the Ballparks 2017 fan vote for MiLB Rookie-level facilities, with both the Appalachian League and Pioneer League represented. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
It’s a very balanced Elite Eight in the Best of the Ballparks 2017 fan vote for Rookie-level facilities, with the Appalachian League and Pioneer League represented almost equally. So vote! (more…)
We have our Sweet Sixteen in the Best of the Ballparks 2017 vote for best MiLB Rookie-level facilities in the Appalachian League and Pioneer League. So you know what to do: Vote today! (more…)
We’re coming up on the deadline for Best of the Ballparks 2017 first round for MiLB Short Season-A and play-in round for Rookie facilities. You have until 2 p.m. Central to vote! (more…)
Today marks the launch of competition in the Best of the Ballparks 2017 fan vote for Rookie-league ballparks, as we ask readers to select their favorite Appalachian League and Pioneer League facilities. So you know what to do: Vote! (more…)
With the blockbuster announcement by the Elmore Sports Group yesterday that three MiLB teams will be on the move for 2019, several leagues are planning their future configurations. We begin with the Pioneer League and the Helena Brewers move to Colorado Springs. (more…)
In what will be the biggest move of Minor League Baseball franchises in one year by one owner, the Elmore Sports Group today announced the move of San Antonio, Colorado Springs and Helena teams for the 2019 season. (more…)
This should never been approved: the Ogden Raptors (rookie; Pioneer League) announced and then abruptly scrapped an “Hourglass Appreciation Night” promo, where 18 hourglass-shaped “stunners” would provide radio color commentary and pose for fan photos. (more…)
