The price tag for a new Tennessee Smokies ballpark is now at $114 million, but with overages anticipated from the start, team owner Randy Boyd will cover the increased costs. (more…)

The price tag for a new Tennessee Smokies ballpark is now at $114 million, but with overages anticipated from the start, team owner Randy Boyd will cover the increased costs. (more…)
We’re seeing another important use emerge for a new Tennessee Smokies ballpark: the site design will seek to unify traditional neighborhoods fragmented by urban renewal in the past. (more…)
Rising construction costs driven by the pricing of materials and labor is impacting the price tag on a new Knoxville ballpark for the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A; Southern League), leading to a downsizing of the project. (more…)
When the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) move to a new Old City ballpark in the 2024 season, they’ll also return to a familiar moniker, as fans will welcome back the Knoxville Smokies. (more…)
It’s a done deal: the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) will be playing at a new Knoxville ballpark in 2024 after final approval from the Knoxville City Council. (more…)
A new Knoxville ballpark for the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) took another step forward in the regulatory process, with the Knoxville Knox County Sports Authority approving $65 million in bonding. (more…)
We have personnel news today from the Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South), Joliet Slammers (Frontier League) and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Northwoods League). (more…)
The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for a new Tennessee Smokies (Double-A South) home, in the first step toward a ballpark-driving development in the city’s Old Town. (more…)
Yesterday we took note of 2022 spring-training and Triple-A schedules, deeming them necessary steps toward normalcy. We now have Double-A schedules: more normalcy in the works. (more…)
Pro soccer could be part of the schedule at a new downtown Knoxville ballpark, as local investors want to place a USL League Two team there in anticipation of a League One shift. (more…)
With Knox County signing off on a city-county sports authority, a new Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) ballpark is one step closer to fruition. (more…)
Randy Boyd, owner of the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) and operator of three Appalachian League teams, has joined the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ownership group headed by Peter Freund. (more…)
The Chicago Cubs will invite back its top four full-season affiliates for the 2021 season and beyond: Iowa Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. (more…)