Across Minor League Baseball this season, one of the most apparent trends is that of collaborative promotions. An effort between two teams, collaborative promotions have yielded some of the more original ideas of the 2017 season, something that will be highlighted in this edition of Promotions Watch. (more…)
The Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) and the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) have revealed a wager on their competing Jim Boeheim-related promotions. (more…)
In their latest financial report to shareholders, the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) reported a profit of more than $67,000 in 2016. (more…)
Despite apprehension on the part of a few local officials, the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) have been granted a lease extension at NBT Bank Stadium. (more…)
Pending the approval of Onondaga County, the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) could be staying at NBT Bank Stadium through 2026. (more…)
The growing influence of social media is simply too much for Minor League Baseball teams to ignore, leading to the increasing prominence of social media nights. (more…)
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs/Syracuse Chiefs opening series set for NBT Bank Stadium will instead open at Coca-Cola Park, with a doubleheader scheduled for Friday — with no fans allowed in to watch the beginning of the season. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League), Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) and the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
Former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Charlotte manager Marc Bombard, 1980 League MVP Marshall Brant, and former Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester General Manager Don Labbruzzo are this year’s class in the International League Hall of Fame. (more…)
The Dayton Dragons sale, remembering Lou Gehrig’s riveting “Luckiest Man” speech, and a tarp accident in Cedar Rapids were the top stories this week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Here are the top stories of this week, in order of popularity: Dayton Dragons sale announcedMLB to honor Lou Gehrig this weekendSeveral Kernels […]
Every team should do this: the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) had folks lining up six hours before gametime for a free team tattoo giving them general-admission privileges for life. Other teams have done this — in fact, we were at a Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) contest when the […]
New management at the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) is finding out the hard way that turnarounds take more than a few months — but optimism reigns at NBT Bank Stadium. You’ll recall all of the offseason turmoil at NBT Bank Stadium, where longtime front-office execs Tex and John Simone were removed as part […]
Reports have the Washington Nationals and the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) extending their player-development contract for four more years. The Washington Post is reporting the extension. It’s not a surprise: For an eastern team like the Nationals, being in the International League is a must in terms of logistics: You can drive from […]
