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The Lexington Legends (Low A; Sally League) will host Female Voices: The Women Broadcasting Minor League Baseball at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on March 7, featuring four current MiLB broadcasters. The event will include Kirsten Karbach (Reading Fightin Phils), Jill Gearin (Visalia Rawhide), Melanie Newman (Salem Red Sox), and the Legends’ Emma Tiedemann. (more…)
After naming him Interim General Manager earlier this year, the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) have promoted Allen Lawrence to General Manager. He served as Interim General Manager during the 2019 season, succeeding former President & General Manager Ryan Shelton who left the organization in April. (more…)
Starting on May 2, the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) will assume an alter ego for Thursday home games, when they play as the Salem Beer Mongers. A nod to the growing craft beer industry, the Beer Mongers branding was unveiled Tuesday. (more…)
Ryan Shelton is set to step down as President and General Manager of the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League), as he has accepted the position of Vice President of Business Operations at Michigan International Speedway. (more…)
Melanie Newman will serve as the Salem Red Sox‘s (High A; Carolina League) play-by-play broadcaster for 2019, joining color analyst Suzie Cool in baseball’s first all-female broadcasting booth. (more…)
Kirsten Karbach volunteered at her college radio station in Florida. Emma Tiedemann’s grandfather handed her his headset at a college basketball game in Texas. Melanie Newman pursued photojournalism in Alabama. And Suzie Cool juggled six jobs in Pennsylvania. (more…)
With the weather warming and the end of school approaching, we expect to see plenty of noteworthy attendance figures passed along. Today, we have some news about a record set by the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) on Saturday. (more…)
The Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) have announced that on-field host Suzie Cool will join Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Ben Gellman on select broadcasts this season. According to the team, this makes Cool the first female broadcaster in Carolina League history. (more…)
In a change to Haley Toyota Field for 2018, the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) have extended the ballpark’s protective netting. Installation has been completed in time for the team’s home opener on April 5 against the Buies Creek Astros. (more…)
As the organization prepares to host the Carolina League All-Star Game, the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) are expressing optimism about the future. (more…)
The home of the Salem Red Sox has new branding after a 2017 naming-rights deal: Haley Toyota Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark. (more…)
The Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League) are moving forward with a ballpark upgrade, as the team has announced plans for a new videoboard. The display will be installed at LewisGale Field at Salem Memorial Stadium in time for the 2017 season. (more…)
We have some personnel news to report from the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) and the Salem Red Sox (High A; Carolina League). (more…)