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Perfect Game

Perfect Game 2023 All-American Classic Heads Back to Phoenix

Perfect Game has announced the 21st edition of its Dick’s Sporting Goods All-American Classic will be played at Chase Field in Phoenix on August 20, 2023. Perfect Game, a youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, also announced that Arizona Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzalez will again serve as All-American Classic Honorary Chairman. “Perfect Game is thrilled […]

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All Ripken

Ripken Baseball Launching the All-Ripken Games This Summer

Ripken Baseball has announced it will host the inaugural All-Ripken Games, a platform that will attract youth players from across the country to compete at the various Ripken Experience facilities. Players must be nominated by their peers and coaches for the opportunity to compete at the All-Ripken Games against other young athletes. Ripken Baseball is […]

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York Revolution

York Revolution and WellSpan Health Partner for Naming Rights

Pennsylvania minor league baseball club York Revolution and WellSpan Health have announced the new name for the team’s stadium will be WellSpan Park. The new naming rights agreement builds on the relationship the two York-based organizations have held since the team’s founding 17 years ago. “Our community partners are the backbone of our business,” said […]

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Ripken Baseball

Ripken Baseball Partners With Miracle League

Miracle League baseball teams from around the country will participate in games and tournaments this summer at the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge in Tennessee and The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky, as the two venues will donate field time and operational expertise to allow children and adults with special needs to have a Big League […]

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Black Wall Street Diamond

Tulsa to Host Inaugural Black Wall Street Diamond Classic

The Tulsa Drillers have announced that Philander Smith College and Dillard University will meet in the inaugural Black Wall Street Diamond Classic. The teams will play a doubleheader at ONEOK Field on March 18. Hosted by the Tulsa Drillers in partnership with BCSG 360 and Tulsa Sports Commission, the Black Wall Street Diamond Classic is […]

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RipkenBaseballCooperstown

76ers Owners Invest in Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village

Josh Harris and David Blitzer, the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, have announced the completion of a strategic investment in Ripken Baseball and the Cooperstown All Star Village to increase the strength and reach of the organizations to include five baseball facilities across the United States, including four complexes that operate […]

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ABS

MLB to Use Electronic Strike Zone in Triple A Leagues in 2023

According to a report by ESPN’s Buster Olney, Major League Baseball will implement an electronic strike zone in all 30 Triple A ballparks in 2023. Olney notes the Automated Balls and Strikes system, commonly referred to as ABS, will be used in two different ways, with 15 of the Class AAA stadiums using all of […]

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BatAround

Bat Around Gamifies the Batting Cage Experience for Baseball and Softball

Bat Around, a new batting cage softball and app that will turn the batting cage experience into a gaming opportunity for players, coaches and teams, will debut at this week’s American Baseball Coaches Association conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The game is for all ability levels. The beta version is powered by HitTrax and is available […]

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Cardinals Braves Spring Baseball
Baseball fans watch a spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in 2015. The stadium will host the Tampa Bay Rays for spring training in 2023. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Tampa Bay Rays to Open 2023 Spring Training at Disney

The Tampa Bay Rays will start its 2023 spring training at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, after the team’s traditional home at Charlotte Sports Park was damaged severely by Hurricane Ian. The Rays announced they will hold the first phase of camp at Disney before hosting most of […]

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Bahamas Baseball
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis threw out the first pitch at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Miami Marlins looked on behind the mound. Photo from Bahamas Information Services.

New 5,000-Seat Baseball Stadium Opens in the Bahamas

The Bahamas opened a new 5,000-seat baseball stadium this week in hopes that the upgraded infrastructure will attract events to the islands. Prime Minister Philip Davis — an avid baseball fan — threw out the first pitch during a ceremony ahead of the inaugural game earlier this week at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, named […]

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