Ballpark Digest
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The Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League) will make major upgrades at ONEOK Field this offseason, as new video displays will be installed in time for the 2020 season. The million-dollar project will replace, enlarge and enhance all of the ballpark’s LED video displays. (more…)
After successfully debuting Hodgetown in 2019, the Amarillo Sod Poodles will host the 2020 Texas League All-Star Game at the ballpark on June 23. (more…)
The Amarillo Sod Poodles have been named the 2019 Texas League Organization of the Year, as voted on by executives from the league’s eight clubs. With the announcement, the Texas League champion Sod Poodles swept the Organization, Executive and Manager of the Year awards. (more…)
Two season-end awards have been handed out, as Everett AquaSox General Manager Danny Tetzlaff claims Northwest League Executive of the Year, while Amarillo Sod Poodles President and General Manager Tony Ensor wins 2019 Bill Valentine Texas League Executive of the Year. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). (more…)
With the 2019 regular season in the books, the Class AA Texas League is rolling out its list of specialty award winners. (more…)
The Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) set a single-weekend attendance record this past Friday-Sunday, welcoming 32,184 fans for the final three home games of the regular season. (more…)
Shreveport, LA’s Fair Grounds Field, a former affiliated minor league and independent baseball home, could be demolished under a bond proposal that will go before voters in November. (more…)
Ahead of his upcoming retirement, the Corpus Christi Hooks (Class AA; Texas League) will honor longtime club executive and president Ken Schrom with a ceremony and bobblehead giveaway on September 1. (more…)
Fans helped the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) set a new world record during last Friday’s game, achieving the high mark for most people pinning awareness ribbons on one another. (more…)
The Corpus Christi Hooks (Class AA; Texas League) will ask fans to disconnect from their devices Thursday, when the team hosts a phones-free game at Whataburger Field. (more…)
Playing surface sinkholes hit Dickey-Stephens Park over the weekend, requiring the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League) groundscrew to make extensive repairs to keep the field playable. (more…)
The Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) and Peak Events have extended their agreement for the Frisco College Baseball Classic, keeping the annual event at Dr Pepper Ballpark through 2026. (more…)