Some pretty high-profile names and teams on this list, as the Class AA Southern League announces its year-end awards for the 2015 season. (more…)
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Attendance News, I: Smokies set single-game mark
Some attendance news from the weekend, part one: The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) attracted a Friday night crowd of 7,866 to Smokies Park, marking the third time this year alone the club has set a new single-game record. (more…)
Attendance news in South Bend, Tennessee
We have a couple of attendance records to report from the past week, this time from the South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League). (more…)
Smokies set two attendance marks in one day
Nice day when you can set two attendance marks in a doubleheader, as the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) set marks for single-game and single-day attendance at Smokies Park. (more…)
Personnel news from Tennessee, Lexington County
We have personnel news today from the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) and the Lexington County Blowfish (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). (more…)
Smokies Park / Tennessee Smokies
With the makeover of Smokies Park the last two years, the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) have positioned the facility as “America’s Friendliest Ballpark.” The label fits, as the franchise continues a needed ballpark refreshing. (more…)
CBS Sports Network to highlight 10 MiLB games
Some great games on the docket for CBS Sports Network in 2015, as the network will televise 10 marquee Minor League Baseball regular-season games for the second season. (more…)
Smokies launch hospitality service, with Shoaf in charge
The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) have formed Smokies Hospitality to service the fan experience at Smokies Stadium, while promoting Jeff Shoaf to the new position of General Manager of Smokies Hospitality. (more…)
The Week That Was: October 26
Potential progress on new Oakland A’s ballpark, and new Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) and West Virginia Black Bears (short season A; NY-Penn League) branding. The top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
Tennessee Smokies unveil new logos, branding
We have a new look for the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA: Southern League) that brings the team’s branding and colors closer to those of parent team Chicago Cubs. (more…)
Crunching the 2014 MiLB attendance numbers
Last Friday we ran the raw numbers for 2014 Minor League Baseball attendance by league, total and average. Today we put some of those numbers into perspective. You can find the three listings here: 2014 Affiliated Attendance by Average 2014 Affiliated Attendance by Total 2014 Affiliated Attendance by League We’ve broken down the numbers one […]
Smokies named Southern League organization of the year
Nice honor for an organization on the rise: The Tennessee Smokies were awarded the Class AA Southern League’s 2014 Don Mincher Organization of the Year Award, as voted on by the league’s general managers. The franchise is also the circuit’s nomination for Minor League Baseball’s John H. Johnson President’s Award, which the Smokies also won […]
Tennessee Smokies set season attendance record
We expect many stories like this in coming days: The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) set a new single-season attendance franchise record Saturday evening after welcoming their 268,034th fan of the season. The new mark eclipses the 268,033 total from the 2002 campaign, which was the third year of play at Smokies Stadium. The […]