EUGENE, ORE – On March 23, when the Eugene Emeralds announced their Exploding Whales alternate identity, they figured it would create some regional buzz. Those expectations were immediately blown out of the water.

The Emeralds, High-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, sold out their first batch of Exploding Whales merchandise

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My 2024 ballpark travels (and travails) are over, but today I return to Durham

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Triple-A Toledo announced the passing of Jim Weber -- the "Voice of the Mud Hens" for 49 years -- on Aug. 2, 2024. Over a period from April 12, 1975-Aug. 1, 2024, Weber called 6,935 consecutive Mud Hens games.

This article was originally published on June 21, 2018.

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Minor League Baseball is going to the dogs.

In just about every corner of the country, you can find a team with a Bark at the Park night on the calendar. If MiLB and your dog sounds like a pretty good combo, add in another classic summertime tradition: the road trip.

Here,

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – When the Negro Leagues Statistical Review Committee – containing baseball historians and journalists as well as former executives and players – released its findings last month that led to the incorporation of Negro Leagues stats into the Major League database, it made sure to highlight

*Birmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home of the Negro American League’s Birmingham Black Barons – hosted Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball games this week, and on the way to the hallowed ground, MLB Pipeline took a

*Birmingham’s Rickwood Field – the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, standing since 1910, and the former home of the Negro American League’s Birmingham Black Barons – hosted Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball games this week, and on the way to the hallowed ground, MLB Pipeline took a

"There's no ballpark like this. This is where history was made."

That's how historian Bill Schumann describes Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Florida State League's Daytona Tortugas (Class A Advanced affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds).

The facility, which has gone through extensive renovations over decades, opened in 1914 as City Island

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Last month, a newsletter reader named Karen emailed the following question: “What is the

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Over the past 13 seasons I’ve witnessed more than 300 games at 186 Minor

Several Minor League ballparks are currently under construction, and even more are in the planning stages. Nonetheless, 2024 will mark the third straight season in which no new facilities open their doors.

But lest we forget: A mere three years ago, a whopping six Minor League ballparks debuted for the first