Ballpark Digest
The Business of Ballparks and Baseball in Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Indy, Summer Collegiate and College
The Portland Pickles (summer collegiate; West Coast League) have unveiled the Portland Gherkins, a new summer-collegiate farm team that will play at Walker Stadium beginning in 2020. The Gherkins will play a variety of opponents, including West Coast League members and independent wood bat teams. (more…)
The Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League) will debut a unique ballpark attraction this season, as the club has unveiled a 400-foot zipline. (more…)
The Port Angeles Lefties (summer collegiate; West Coast League) are on the verge of extending their run at Civic Field, as a five-year agreement is set to go before to the Port Angeles City Council. (more…)
The Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League) and Duncan, BC-based Red Arrow Brewing Co. have unveiled HarbourCats Ballpark Blonde, a new team-branded beer. HarbourCats Ballpark Blonde will be available in beer stores and on taps in the region as of late May. (more…)
The Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League) ownership group is exploring the launch of a WCL team in Nanaimo, a move that would give the circuit two clubs on Vancouver Island. The team would begin play in either 2020 or 2021 at Serauxmen Stadium. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the West Virginia Power (Low A; Sally League), Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League), and the Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
We’ll have a new champion in the 2018 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for summer-collegiate facilities, with top seed Warner Park bumped aside and four leagues from across the country represented in the Elite Eight. So you know what to do: vote! (more…)
The summer-collegiate West Coast League will add a Clark County, WA member in 2019, with the team to play its home games at a Ridgefield sports complex. (more…)
The Wenatchee AppleSox (summer collegiate; West Coast League) have been sold by team founder Jim Corcoran to Jose Oglesby, a former Microsoft manager. (more…)
The summer collegiate West Coast League has added a commissioner to its leadership structure, naming former ESPN and Fox Sports journalist Rob Neyer to the position. The appointment is effective immediately. (more…)
The Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League) are rolling out a new group area, as the team is installing a third base party deck. (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) and the Walla Walla Sweets (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)
We have personnel news to report from the Vermont Lake Monsters (Short Season A; NY-Penn League) and the Portland Pickles (summer collegiate; West Coast League). (more…)