We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #2: The Battle of the Ballparks, where we asked fans to weigh in on their favorite ballparks, from rookie leagues to Major League Baseball. (more…)
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Baseball Across America: Idaho Falls
Editor’s Note: Mark Cryan, former MiLB general manager and Ballpark Digest contributing editor, embarked on an epic ballpark tour this summer, and he filed regular dispatches from the road. Today’s stop: Idaho Falls. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Melaleuca Field
It was the narrowest margin to date in the Best of the Ballparks voting, as fans chose Melaleuca Field (Idaho Falls Chukars) over Howard Johnson Field (Johnson City Cardinals) in the rookie-level competition. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Rookie Final
We have the two finalists for the rookie teams in the Best of the Ballparks competition, as Melaleuca Field and Howard Johnson Field scored upsets to make it to the finals. (more…)
Melaleuca Field / Idaho Falls Chukars
At a time when it seems the minimum cost for a new pro-level ballpark is $12 million, the Idaho Falls Chukars have accomplished the seemingly impossible: open an impressive new ballpark for $5.6 million without cutting corners or scaling back expectations. In a world where minor-league facilities are now starting to look the same in […]