The Clinton LumberKings (Low A; Midwest League) and the Seattle Mariners announced a two-year extension of their player development contract (PDC), running through the 2018 season. (more…)
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MLB Approves Seattle Mariners Sale
It wasn’t expected to be contentious, and it wasn’t: Major League Baseball approved the sale of the Seattle Mariners and a minority stake in ROOT Sports NW from Nintendo of America to current minority investor First Avenue Entertainment (FAE), in a deal that values the team and the sports-network share at $1.4 billion. (more…)
Seattle Buying 51% of Modesto Nuts
We’ve hinted at this in recent weeks, but the word is now out: the Seattle Mariners are buying a 51-percent interest in the Modesto Nuts (High A; California League) in order to procure a favorable developmental spot on the West Coast. (more…)
Mascots and On-Field Incidents: A History
They are the unsung heroes of sports, those larger-than-life figures that provide fans with endless entertainment – and free T-shirts shot out of small military-grade weapons. They are the mascots, often fuzzy and always feisty, bringing their brand of comedic stylings to the masses, often as unique and unusual as their nicknames and costumes. (more…)
Seattle Mariners Sold; Lincoln To Step Down as CEO
Nintendo of America is selling its majority share of the Seattle Mariners and its minority stake in ROOT Sports NW to current minority investor First Avenue Entertainment (FAE), in a deal that values the team and the sports-network share at $1.4 billion. (more…)
Memorable Opening Day Follies
A happy Opening Day to you and yours! Every team is tied for first, a full schedule lies ahead, and crowds pack into ballparks with best-case scenarios buzzing about their heads. (more…)
Promotions Watch: MLB Bobbleheads and Gnomes
All across Major League Baseball this season, bobbleheads and garden gnomes will be utilized as giveaways to attract fans to the ballpark. This week in Promotions Watch, we look at the wide range of those items on the docket, ranging from bobbleheads that celebrate memorable moments to gnomes of players and managers. (more…)
Baseball Across America: Everett, Tacoma
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, embarked on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he filed regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stops: Everett AquaSox and Tacoma Rainiers. (more…)
Better than ever: Peoria Sports Complex
After two renovation phases, Peoria Sports Complex is looking better than ever, with an expanded footprint, lots of socializing areas and upgraded fan facilities. (more…)
The trucks are rolling to spring training!
For a baseball lover, when does the new season begin? On Opening Day, maybe, or with the first game of spring training, or when those magical words are uttered, “Pitchers and catchers report.” Or is it, perhaps, with Truck Day — the day that Major League organizations load up all of their equipment and set […]
Peoria Stadium renovations continue
Fans attending spring-training games at Peoria Stadium in 2015 will be the winners, as a second round of renovations address improvements to the fan experience at the home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. (more…)
Mariners to Bakersfield, Padres to Tri-City
Two more player development contracts to announce: Seattle Mariners/Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League) and San Diego Padres/Tri-City Dust Devils (short season A; Northwest League), both through 2016. (more…)
Jackson, Seattle extend PDC through 2016
The same day teams could tell former partners about an impending breakup, the Jackson Generals (Class AA; Southern League) and the Seattle Mariners extended their player development contract (PDC) through 2016. “We are thrilled to continue our relationship with the Seattle Mariners,” said General Manager Jason Compton. “We are lucky to have an affiliation with […]