John Hughes, who had previously attempted to bring pro baseball to Warner Robins, Georgia, has purchased the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and says he’ll keep the team in NYSEG Stadium. (more…)
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Macon officials: We want to bring back MiLB
A decade after the loss of affiliated baseball, Macon (Ga.) area officials are debating whether to fund a feasibility study for a new MiLB ballpark in the city. There’s been talk of pro baseball in the greater Macon area since the loss of the Macon Braves (Low Class A; Sally League) in 2002, mostly in […]
Study: Warner Robins can support Single-A baseball
After a brief delay over data disclosure, businessman John Hughes has shared the contents of a commissioned ballpark feasibility study for Warner Robins, but city officials came down against any public funding. Warner Robins is part of the greater Macon area, which formerly hosted pro baseball at Luther Williams Field. No one is proposing a […]
Warner Robins puts off ballpark feasibility study
A study to determine the feasibility of a new pro ballpark in Warner Robins, Ga., was tabled because city councilmembers wanted to see more information about exactly what is being studied. Local businessman John Hughes offered to perform the ballpark feasbility study on his own dime (they ususually cost between $15,000 and $20,000). However, the […]
Warner Robins taking another run at pro ball?
With the chance a Sally League team or two may be on the move in coming years, city leaders in Warner Robins — a community located in the greater Macon (Ga.) area — are talking new ballpark once again. Warner Robins has been mentioned as a potential home to pro ball in the past; there […]