Earlier this year, the Beloit Snappers put their rebranding on hold. The intention was to adopt a new name with the opening of their new ballpark. But as the construction of the ballpark was delayed, the club decided to postpone the rebrand. After twenty years or so, the club decided it was time for a…
For the first time in about seventy years, the voice of minor league players is heard. For the first time there is an organization that is a champion for their rights. All this thanks to Advocates for Minor Leaguers. For decades, minor league players have been vastly underpaid. They were/are supposed to stay in shape…
With the Staten Island Yankees being abandoned by their MLB namesake and MLB, the borough of Staten Island lost a baseball team as the Staten Island Yankees threw the towel. But now it seems that the independent Atlantic League will return to Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the former New York-Penn League ballpark. According to ballparkdigest.com,…
MiLB has announced it will extend the AAA season by ten games. To give these ten games some “meaning” it will be called Final Stretch and the winner of it will be rewarded a prize… The regular AAA season will end on September 19 (AAA West) and September 21 (AAA East). The champions for each…
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…
In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the fact why the Peoria Chiefs sport a Dalmatian dog as their (cap) logo. With a name like the Chiefs, one can expect that the club from Peoria once had a native American-themed logo. With the political correctness spreading like a wildfire, the club slowly…
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…
Claims about MiLB players being abandoned in their search for housing keep coming in. This time the Chicago Cubs are in the center of the attention, and not in a positive way. Recently, you could read here about an MLB club charging its AA minor leaguers for a stay in a local hotel. Today, the…
Recently you could read here about the Astros providing housing for their minor leaguers for the 2021 season since MLB prohibits the use of host families. Here is another fine example of how the rest of MLB is acting. So far the Houston Astros (or Cheatros if you want to), are the only MLB team…
Minor League Baseball is known for its wacky promotions to lure fans to the ballparks. Next week, the Missoula Paddleheads will have one that includes a certain alcoholic beverage. The Missoula Paddleheads of the “independent” Pioneer League (you know, one of those leagues that that were cut by MLB to save the greedy MLB owners…
