We have personnel news from the Fort Myers Miracle (High Class A; Florida State League), Reading Fightins (Class AA; Eastern League), Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League), Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Asheville Tourists (Low Class A; Sally League). (more…)
Another attendance record to note: the Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) set season and per-game attendance records after a big crowd at Avista Stadium. With a crowd of 7,072 fans at Avista Stadium, the largest crowd of the season, the Indians broke two team attendance records. The Indians welcomed 193,865 fans through the […]
The Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) will remain a Texas Rangers affiliate through 2016, as the two teams extended their player-development contract (PDC) for two more years. “We’re more than excited to be able to continue the affiliation with the Texas Rangers two more years,” said Spokane Indians Vice President-General Manager Chris Duff. […]
History in the making: the short-season-A Northwest League will take on the rookie Pioneer League in a 2015 All-Star Game to be held August 4 at Avista Stadium, home of the Spokane Indians. We’ve seen interleague All-Star Games in recent years — like the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International League and the Pacific Coast […]
The $2.8 million upgrade of Avista Stadium, the home of the Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League), has yielded an unexpected surprise: a sealed floor safe. Alas, the Indians won’t be opening the safe any time soon — insert your own Geraldo Rivera joke here — but it will be left uncovered, so fans […]
The Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) and Spokane County have begun renovations to Avista Stadium, the team’s home since 1958, for the 2013 season. “It’s exciting to see the construction get underway and envision what the stadium will look like next spring,” said Otto Klein, Indians Senior Vice President. “These vital improvements are […]
The Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League) and the Texas Rangers have extended their player-development contract (PDC) for two more years, through 2014. “We are happy to extend our relationship with the Texas Rangers,” said Indians General Manager Chris Duff. “The last 10 years have been some of the most successful in team history and […]
The summer-collegiate West Coast League is talking with the organizers of a proposed Coeur d’Alene ballpark about bringing a team to Idaho for the 2014 season. We’ve written about this project before; former Yankees great Don Larsen is leading a fundraising drive for a new Cherry Hill Park ballpark. What has changed: a $2.5-million, 800-seat facility has been […]
We have multiple shuffles in MiLB broadcast booths for the 2011 season, as retirements and shifts have caused team voices like J.P. Shadrick and Mike Boyle to assume new posts. First: J.P. Shadrick, the voice of the Jacksonville Suns (Class AA; Southern League) for the past five seasons, is moving on to a broadcasting position […]
Avista Stadium, the home of the Spokane Indians (short season A; Northwest League), is being outfitted with a hockey rink, as the ballpark will be hosting the first outdoor junior Western Hockey League game this coming weekend. The game features the Spokane Chiefs hosting the Kootenay Ice. The Chiefs and the Indians have the same […]
Avista Stadium, the home of the Spokane Indians (short-season A; Northwest League), will host a hockey game featuring the Spokane Chiefs — another team owned by Brett Sports — this winter. The Spokane Chiefs will host the Kootenay Ice at Avista Stadium on Saturday, January 15, 2011 in the first ever outdoor event hosted by […]
Today’s Northwest League is actually the third name this league has gone by since its inception in 1918. It began life as the Pacific Coast International League and played under that name for its first and third seasons, playing under the name of the Northwest International League in 1919. (Those early days were not the […]
