We have a name for the newest Ottawa team in the independent Frontier League: the Ottawa Titans, launching play in the 2021 season. (more…)
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Frontier League returns to Ottawa in 2021
A partnership between Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) will bring the Frontier League to Ottawa’s RCGT Park in the latest attempt to keep professional baseball in the Canadian capital. (more…)
Katz: Don’t assume Goldeyes baseball this summer
Though his team’s official line is that the team is prepping for an abbreviated campaign, Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz is pessimistic about his team or the independent American Association as a whole launching play in 2020. (more…)
Prospective RCGT Park Tenants Confident in Success
With progress being made on a proposed lease to Ottawa’s RCGT Park, a partnership that includes Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) ownership and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group is confident it can succeed. (more…)
Winnipeg to Offer Goldeyes Revised Shaw Park Lease Terms
Winnipeg city staffers have been directed by a City Council committee to draw up more favorable Shaw Park lease terms, but Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) owner Sam Katz did not express optimism about reaching a deal. (more…)
Winnipeg, Goldeyes At Odds Over Shaw Park Lease
Winnipeg Goldeyes owner Sam Katz and the city are at odds over a proposed new lease for Shaw Park, as Winnipeg officials seek a new base lease rate and additional parking revenues. (more…)
New Shaw Park Land Lease on Tap for Goldeyes
With the current land lease set to expire in 2023, the city of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) ownership are set to discuss whether to extend the current $1/year lease. (more…)
Former Winnipeg Whips/Goldeyes home will be new home to Target
Though details aren’t final, it looks like Canad Inns Stadium, the former home to International League and Northern League baseball in Winnipeg, will be torn down to make way for a Target store. Mayor Sam Katz — who, by the way, owns the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) and brought an independent Northern League team […]
Goldeyes organization of the year in American Association
Nice award for our friends north of the border: the Winnipeg Goldeyes were named organization of the year in the independent American Association for the 2011 season. “This award illustrates the respect the Goldeyes have in the American Association and it’s a privilege to be given this award by the other 13 teams in the […]
Canad Inns Stadium to be torn down next year
The former home of the Winnipeg Whips (Class AAA; International League) and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) is slated to be torn down next year after the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers move to a new stadium. As a baseball venue, Canad Inns Stadium — the former Winnipeg Stadium — was always lacking, with a […]