The Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, the Carolina Mudcats have signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Wilson, NC. Nothing is engraved in stone yet but with MLB's demand of upgrading the Mudcats'facility in Zebulon, this step may be a serious one. Since 1991, the Mudcats have been playing in Five County …
Salt Lake Bees on The Move
On its website, the Larry H. Miller Company, owner of the Salt Lake Bees, announced the Salt Lake Bees will move into a new stadium in 2025. That new ballpark will be constructed in the Salt Lake City area, in Daybreak, a master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, to be exact. Unlike many other Minor …
Ballparks Around The World: PK Park
In today's episode of "Ballparks Around The World," we pay attention to PK Park in Eugene, Oregon, home of the NCAA's (Pac-12 Conference) Oregon Ducks and MiLB's Eugene Emeralds. photo: goducks.com After three decades of being nothing more than a club sport, the baseball program at the University of Oregon was revived in 2009. A …
Mapping The Path is on The Road Again
Two years ago, Matt Burns and his son visited all Major League and Minor League ballparks in their home state California. The planing was to visit sixteen ballparks in eighteen days in the Carolinas in 2020 but the corona virus threw a spanner in the works. But now, Matt and his dad are making up …
Ballparks Around The World: The Newest of Them All, ABC Supply Stadium
In today's episode of "Ballparks Around The World," we pay attention to a brand new ballpark. It is even so brand new that it hasn't opened its doors yet. We are talking about ABC Supply Stadium, (near) future home of the Beloit Snappers. It can easily be said that ABC Supply Stadium saved baseball for …
Continue reading "Ballparks Around The World: The Newest of Them All, ABC Supply Stadium"
MiLB Cities Trying to Scrape Together Money For Stadium Upgrades
The bullying of Minor League Baseball and minor league cities by MLB continues. A few weeks ago, it was announced that several minor league cities are forced to upgrade the local ballparks or their MiLB teams may lose their license. A city that is trying to find money to keep its minor league club is …
Continue reading "MiLB Cities Trying to Scrape Together Money For Stadium Upgrades"
Another MLB/MiLB travesty, part 3
For the second day in a row, there is something to write about the disgusting way MLB and its clubs are treating minor league clubs and cities. In this case the Philadelphia Phillies are the wrongdoers. In the new contract with the Phillies, the city of Reading has obliged to take care of ballpark improvements …
Ballparks Around the World: Las Vegas Ballpark, Summerlin NV
In this episode of "Ballparks Around the World" we pay attention to one of the newest ballparks in AAA: Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, Nevada, home of the Las Vegas Aviators. A view from the right field bleachers This episode comes rather quick after the previous one about Blacktown Baseball Stadium in Sydney, but yours …
Continue reading "Ballparks Around the World: Las Vegas Ballpark, Summerlin NV"
New Ballpark Looming At The Horizon For Tennessee Smokies
After the Knoxville Smokies left Knoxville in 2000 to move into their current Smokies Ballpark, the city of Knoxville is now looking to get the team back with a brand new ballpark. The new ballpark is part of a Old Town Knoxville upgrade that is expected to cost $142 million. The new ballpark is projected …
Continue reading "New Ballpark Looming At The Horizon For Tennessee Smokies"
New Ballpark Beloit Snappers Not Ready In Time
The new ballpark that saved the Beloit Snappers for affiliated baseball, will not be ready before the start of the High A season. So the Snappers will start the season at their old ballpark Pohlman Field. The Snappers were one of the 42 clubs that were on the chopping block when MLB first presented its …
Continue reading "New Ballpark Beloit Snappers Not Ready In Time"
How I fell in love with MiLB
You may all know how much I love Minor League Baseball. Ever since I attended my first MiLB game, I liked it better than MLB. Here is the story of how I fell in love with MiLB.Back in 2004, I discovered Minor League Baseball. Back then I was member of a baseball forum on which …
Fresno bows to MLB
They did not have much of a choice but after a delay of a week, the Fresno Grizzlies agreed on staying in affiliated ball but at a lower level though. ”Negotiations between MLB and the city of Fresno to keep the Grizzlies in affiliated baseball have gone into extra innings, but a resolution is at hand,” …
Northwest League upped to High A, a good Thing?
With the realignment of Minor League Baseball, yours truly mostly sees a negative outcome. But is the promotion of the Northwest League to high A, a bad thing perse? Not really. Here is my take on the development. Northwest League promoted to High A Personally, I think the main challenge the Northwest League will deal …
Continue reading "Northwest League upped to High A, a good Thing?"
MLB puts Fresno in the stocks
MLB showed its true colors, if it had not done that already, by putting Fresno in the stocks. According to the Fresno Bee, MLB has told the city of Fresno and the local (former) AAA team Grizzlies to accept a demotion to Low A or not having affiliated ball at all. Understandably, both the Grizzlies …
Staten Island Ballpark will receive a $5MM upgrade
After the New York Yankees abandoned their Short-A affiliate about a week and a half ago, Staten Island is looking for a spot in the Independent Atlantic League. With the help of the City of New York, they are trying to convince the league to adopt Staten Island as one of its franchises. But for …
Continue reading "Staten Island Ballpark will receive a $5MM upgrade"
Smokies exploring downtown ballpark
On their Instagram account, the Tennessee Smokies announced they will be looking for a new downtown ballpark. The lease of the current stadium is expiring in 2024, a good moment to look beyond the horizon according to the club. The current ballpark, Smokies Stadium, opened its doors in 2000. So by the time the lease …
Cracks in concrete of Woodpeckers’ ballpark
Less than a year after its opening, Segra Stadium, home to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (A-Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros in the Carolina League) is already showing cracks in certain spots of the concrete. The ballpark opened on April 18, 2019. Even though experts claim that the cracks are not dangerous, it is pretty quick …
Continue reading "Cracks in concrete of Woodpeckers’ ballpark"
Tortugas Dodgerized for the occasion
In the past few years, you could read several posts about my aversion to minor league clubs adopting the identity of the parent club. Good examples are the Dodgers' and Braves' farm teams. But sometimes adoptions like that are inevitable. On April 17, 18, and 19 the Daytona Tortugas will be Dodgerized for the occasion …
Dutch Baseball Hangout 
You must be logged in to post a comment.