Baseball from a Dutch point of view since 2014
In the past week, I have been in the USA due to family circumstances. My daughter, who I hadn't seen in three years, took me to a game of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Sunday afternoon. Here is an impression of the ballpark and the atmosphere. Since I didn't bring my camera, I had to …
Continue reading "Lake Elsinore Storm @ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes: An Impression"
About a year ago, the Lexington Legends changed their name into Lexington CounterClocks. But the new ownership of the club decided to return to the previous moniker. The Lexington Legends were one of the 40 clubs that were kicked out of affiliated minor league baseball in a move that saves the greedy MLB owners about …
Twenty years afer moving from Greenville, SC to Pearl, MS, the Atlanta Braves' AA farm team will leave Pearl for a new location. In 2025, the Mississippi Braves will start a new tenure in Columbus, GA. Through their Instagram account, the M-Braves announced they will move to Columbus after the 2024 season. The Braves are …
It is that time of the year again. Minor League teams coming up with new names and new looks. This time it is the turn of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last night, the club unveiled a new and fresh look. New uniforms and new logos. The look remains …
The Rome Braves are the High-A farm team of the Atlanta Braves. For more than twenty years, the club is linked to and named after the parent club in Atlanta. But 2023 will be the last one. From 2024, the club will operate under a new name. Several players have donned the jersey of Rome: …
Two years after the club was cut from affiliated ball by MLB, the Lexington Legends have adopted a new identity. Currently playing in the Atlantic League (Indy), the team has named itself the Lexington Counter Clocks. Just like the name Legends, the new moniker relates to the horse racing, which Lexington is (world) famous for. …
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 …
On his LinkedIn account, former Dutch hoofdklasse player Julian Rip announced he will join the organization of the Atlanta Braves. In the blog post below, you can read in what capacity. Julian Rip was always one of the talented young players in Dutch baseball. Eventually, he went to the USA to try his luck as …
Continue reading "Julian Rip Joins Braves’ Organization, But Not as a Player"
This series is inspired by the must read book “All Caps, Stories That Justify an Outrageous Hat Collection” by Craig Colby. Craig wrote this book about the many caps he has and the stories behind it. Anyhow, this series will be about the caps I own and the stories behind them.In this episode of “Personal Stories …
Continue reading "Personal Stories About Ballcaps: Ogden Raptors"
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 …
Major League Baseball announced it will pay $185 million to Minor Leaguers after settling in a federal class-action lawsuit filed by Minor League players who sought for minimum-wage and overtime violations by teams. For decades, MLB hid behind the Antitrust exemption, which allowed them not to pay Minor Leaguers during spring training, extended spring training, …
Continue reading "Justice!!! MLB Settles in Lawsuit Filed by Minor Leaguers"
Last year, the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa, hosted an MLB game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. This year, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds will face each other on August 11. But a prelude will be played on August 9, when two Minor League teams will …
Continue reading "Field of Dreams Will Also Host an MiLB Game"
The independent Frontier League, founded in 1993, has presented a new logo. One of the premier indy leagues is home to sixteen teams divided into two divisions and will serve as an MLB "partner" league for the second season. According to its website," the new Frontier League logo, created by Brian Gundell Design, features patriotic …
In the past year, the various leagues in Minor League Baseball had sterile names like AAA-West, and AAA-East) after MLB took over in a money grab move. Today, MiLB/MLB announced that the old names will return for the 2022 season. At the same time, a new logo for the Pacific Coast League was presented. In …
Continue reading "Old League Names Return to Minor League Baseball"
Last week, the Sugar Land Skeeters (AAA, Houston Astros) announced it would change its name into Sugar Land Space Cowboys. The name, of course, is more fitting to the Houston area because of the western history but also due to the space industry. Today, the club presented its new logo and merch for 2022. And …
Continue reading "It’s The Sugar Land Space Cowboys For 2022"
According to the New York Post, and if they write about it it must be true 😉 , the New York Yankees cut the ties with the Staten Island Yankees (former low A affiliate) because of the temporary moniker the farm team used. Through the years since 2018, the SI Yankees adopted a temporary moniker …
Continue reading "Yankees Allegedly Cut Ties With Staten Island Namesake Due to Temporary Name"
A bit later than expected, as the club has told the Dutch Baseball Hangout that the rebrand would be somewhere in October, but eventually it happened today. The new name of the Snappers is Sky Carp. I hear you say: "What's a Sky Carp?" A Sky Carp is slang for a goose that doesn't migrate …
Great news. Yesterday an Instagram post floated around the internet. The post stated that MLB would take care of the cost of housing of their MiLB players. But since Instagram posts are not really official, yours truly waited with posting about it. But now ballparkdigest.com is coming with the news, one can say it is …
Continue reading "MLB to Take Care of Housing Costs of MiLB Players in 2022"
Baseball from a Dutch point of view since 2014
Blog advocating bringing minor league ball to the Maritime Provinces!
Nejlepší český web o baseballu
Baseball from a Dutch point of view since 2014
Follow my trip in the USA during the 2016 summer!
Blog over bijzaken in Major League Baseball
Baseball caps and beyond
A blog about a century of African-American baseball history
Heroes, Villains, Oddities and Minutia--The Forgotten History of the National Pastime
Traveling & writing about the Midwest League, past & present, since 2011
The Greatest Minor League Baseball Blog of All Time
Your guide to all things prospect, courtesy of Jonathan Mayo
Hagamos del béisbol un deporte más universal.
Dutch Baseball Hangout 
You must be logged in to post a comment.