You can thank the Savannah Bananas and the Pioneer League for a promo we’re sure to see a lot in coming games, as the Worcester Bravehearts (Futures League) will host a game where the fans choose the rules and will be decided by a home-run derby. (more…)
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Norwich’s Dodd Stadium to host two summer-collegiate teams in 2022
Both the Mystic Schooners (NECBL) and the Norwich Sea Unicorns (Futures League) will be playing out of Norwich’s Dodd Stadium this summer. (more…)
New for 2022: Asheboro ZooKeepers
The Asheboro Copperheads of the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League are no more, as the team adopts a new moniker and branding for the 2022 season: the Asheboro ZooKeepers. (more…)
New for 2022: North Platte Plainsmen
We have another new team in the summer-collegiate Independent League, as the North Platte Plainsmen will set up shop in that Nebraska city’s Bill Wood Field. (more…)
One bidder emerges for Jackson ballpark lease: Prospect League
After a summer of the city seeking a new tenant, Jackson (TN) officials are in talks with officials from the summer-collegiate Prospect League about a Ballpark at Jackson lease. (more…)
Border Cats to skip 2022; Mud Puppies to return
With the Thunder Bay Border Cats again sitting out a season, the traveling Minnesota Mud Puppies will enjoy a return engagement for the 2022 Northwoods League season. (more…)
Independence League expands to Laramie
The summer-collegiate Independence League is expanding to Laramie, with the new team playing at Cowboy Field on the University of Wyoming campus beginning in 2022. (more…)
New Springfield Sliders owners include Jamie Toole, Jeff Jarrett
The new ownership group for the summer-collegiate Springfield Sliders (Prospect League) includes wrestling Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett and is led by industry veteran Jamie Toole. (more…)
New for 2022: DubSea Fish Sticks
After a name-the-team contest, the former Highline Bears summer collegiate baseball team will be known as DubSea Fish Sticks, edging out DubSea Seal Slingers by the slimmest of margins. (more…)
Battle Creek Bombers sold, will be rebranded
The Northwoods League’s Battle Creek Bombers have been sold to former GM Brian Colopy, signed a new five-year lease for C.O. Brown Stadium and will undergo a rebranding for the 2022 season. (more…)
2021 Editor’s Choice Award: Jesse Cole and the Savannah Bananas
In a season that began with plenty of gloom and doom, the emergence of the Savannah Bananas and head Banana Jesse Cole was a breath of fresh air, earning them an Editor’s Choice Award in the 2021 Ballpark Digest Awards. (more…)
Opening of new Edmonton Prospects ballpark delayed to 2023
COVID-19 slowdowns, regulatory approvals and supply-chain issues are forcing the opening of a new Edmonton Prospects ballpark to the 2023 season, according to a team announcement. (more…)
M.I.N.K. League adds Carroll Merchants for 2022
The summer-collegiate M.I.N.K. League is expanding for the 2022 season with the addition of the Carroll Merchants, playing out of Merchants Park. (more…)