After similar news yesterday, another new sports group announced to have acquired two MiLB teams. OnDeck Partners bought the Montgomery Biscuits and the Visalia Rawhide. The group is even this new, there is not a logo online when you google for logos. The OnDeck Partners sports group was founded by the Avenue Sports Fund and…
In this episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the moose logo of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The club is named after blue granite found along the Brandywine River in Wilmington, but yet the club has a moose as a (cap) logo. How did the club get to this? Read on and you will…
Sportsbusinessjournal.com announced that the Prospector Baseball Group, a relatively new player in the MiLB market, has acquired two MiLB teams. One at AA level, and one at AAA level. So far, the group was owner of only one independent club. The clubs that were acquired are the Akron RubberDucks (AA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians)…
With a lot of fanfare, the Arkansas Travelers (AA, Seattle Mariners) announced a festive 2026 season because of the alleged 125th anniversary of the club. With the celbration comes a lot of new merchandise. It is clear the Travs want to make a buck or two with the celebration, mainly through the sale of special…
With the musical chairs going on in the California League, the Los Angeles Angels return to Rancho Cucamonga with their Single A farm team. From 2001 through 2011, the Quakes were an Angels affiliate before they joined forces with the Dodgers. But now the Dodgers will move their Single A team to Ontario, the Angels…
Yesterday, the Salem Red Sox, Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the Carolina League, unveiled its new moniker and looks. From now on, the Salem Red Sox will be called the Salem Ridge Yaks. The Ridge Yaks held a kind of “gender reveal party” in its ballpark. The scoreboard was at the center…
For the last two seasons, the Spire City Ghost Hounds did not partake in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball as a result of the odd number of teams. Both the club and the league agreed on a hiatus of the team for the 2024 and 2025 season until the league would expand. The…
The other week, the Ontario baseball club unveiled the name of their new ballpark. Yesterday, the club unveiled the name and look for the 2026 season. The Ontario baseball announced at a unveiling event on Thursday night, the club adopts the name Ontario Tower Buzzers. The name comes from the movie Top Gun in which…
Through their social media platforms, the Montgomery Biscuits announced their cooperation with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the City of Montgomery. Part of this cooperation is a permanent museum exhibit coming to Riverwalk Stadium. Of course we all know what a pivotal role Montgomery played in the Civil RIghts Movement as it was here…
Two (former) Orioles affiliates will trade paces in 2026. The Aberdeen IronBirds of the South Atlantic League will move down to the MLB Draft League, and the Frederick Keys will move the opposite way. The other day the moves were announced by both clubs. Attain Sports Partners is the owner of both clubs. In 2020,…
