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Back in 2014, I wrote a series of blog posts about the origin of minor league team names. Since then, the minor league landscape has changed a lot. Clubs moved, adopted new names. All reasons to have a new series in which the new names are added and explained. We continue with the letter L: …
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The Toronto Blue Jays and their A Full Season farm team, the Lansing Lugnuts, have extended their player development contract (PDC) through the 2018 season. The current contract will end after the 2018 season. The Lugnuts and the Blue Jays work together since 2005 so 2018 will be the fourteenth season of their affiliation. “We …
It has been a while since you could read some minor league news. The focus has been on the World Baseball Classic lately. But finally, there is something to tell about a minor league club again. The Lansing Lugnuts to be exact, the A Full Season farm team (Midwest League) of the Toronto Blue Jays. …
As one of the last PDC extensions, if not THE last, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Lansing Lugnuts (A Full Season, Midwest League) has extended their cooperation for another two years through the 2018 season. Next to their 21-year anniversary, the Lugnuts celebrated the 12th anniversary of the player development contract with the Blue …
No, no, it is not as shocking as the head tells you. But the head of this blog post is true nevertheless. Tom Dickson, owner of the Montgomery Biscuits is also owner of PCL, a professional catering company specialized in catering and concessions at minor league ballparks. In this case PCL has struck a deal …
Some more news about PDC extensions or about new PDC contracts. A Full Season: The Cubs Midwest League affiliate in South Bend will be called the South Bend Cubs. What a lack of inspiration here. Was it really too hard to think of a new name that is related to the area? More news from …
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Since 2004 I am addicted to Minor League baseball. Not that it is easy to attend a game when you live in the Netherlands, but I love the way those clubs are more focused on families, children and the related entertainment. In 2008 I attended my first Minor League game at Adelanto, CA. The High …
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