There are 120 Minor League Baseball teams, and they each play approximately 70 home games a year. In the interest of not doing math, let's just say this results in a lot of gameday promotions over the course of the season. Theme nights, giveaways, celebrity appearances and more are a

A version of this story originally ran in December 2020.

This year brought top prospect showcases, awe-inspiring events and furry friends. Minor League Baseball is something else. Here are 12 of the most memorable moments from the 2025 MiLB season.

The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame writers' ballot includes 12 first-time candidates. While they all won't end up enshrined in Cooperstown, and while it's possible that none of them will ever be inducted, each of them had at least one season in which they performed at a Hall of Fame

Tony Vitello might be first. But he’s also fate. When the Giants made Vitello the first college head coach to go directly to managing an MLB team earlier this offseason, people understandably described it as a shocking, sea-changing move. And people are justifiably curious to see whether Vitello, who won

It's hard to know what viewers might consider a genuine spoiler for a mystery movie as meticulously crafted as "Wake Up Dead Man," the third and latest installment in director Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" series. The murder mystery franchise features intricately plotted puzzles rife with red herrings, locked rooms and

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

The Veeck family is at it again. Before the Frontier League's 2026 season kicks off, the Joliet Slammers are going to play an exhibition at their namesake slammer -- the Old Joliet Prison. The team has announced "The Big House Ballgame" will take place on April 30, giving fans a

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Francisco Lindor is known for his eye for fashion. So on the latest episode of his “Café Con Lindor” content series, the Mets shortstop brought on a guest renowned in the fashion world: KidSuper, the founder of the eponymous Brooklyn clothing brand.

By 1931, the Marin County court system was sick of dealing with Tony Freitas. Sure, the young pitcher for the Pacific Coast League's Sacramento Senators was becoming a star. He went 19-6 with a 3.24 ERA for the Senators at just 22 years old the year prior. He had already

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Getting ready to talk trash to your opponent before a title fight? Rock a Trash Pandas jersey, naturally. Eddie Kingston has never been one to mince his words. But ahead of his AEW Men’s World Championship match against Samoa Joe next Wednesday night on All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite on TBS

BALTIMORE -- Camden Yards is filled with unique features and components that set it apart from most ballparks in Major League Baseball. There’s the retro design, the picnic area near Legends Park in left-center field and -- of course -- the B&O Warehouse and Eutaw Street. On May 12, 2023,

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

As you sit down to your Thanksgiving turkey this year and are about to carve that sucker up, just remember this: You could have dealt a professional ballplayer in exchange for your feast. At least, you could have if this was 1931 and your baseball team was owned by Joe

Not only was former Brewers reliever Mike Fetters in the house, he was in the game during the sixth inning at County Stadium on June 27, 1993, when, to everyone’s surprise, the left-field gate swung open and baseball’s original mascot race came to life. Three decades after Milwaukee’s in-game Sausage

Be yourself, unless you feel like being something else. This is now an established Minor League Baseball promotional strategy, as teams across the country regularly assume alternate identities in lieu of their day-to-day primary identities. These alternate identities often have a local connection, with teams celebrating their region's culinary specialties,

What has 19 letters, seven syllables and is covered in pinstripes? The Somerset Patriots have the answer to this heretofore unasked question, as this week the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate announced its Semiquincentennials alternate identity. This gargantuan word simply means "250th anniversary," which America will celebrate in 2026. The

Karl-Anthony Towns has racked up achievements during his decorated basketball career: He was the No. 1 overall Draft pick in 2015, he won Rookie of the Year, he’s been All-NBA three times and is in the conversation as one of the best-shooting big men of all time. But all that

NEW YORK -- "Café Con Lindor," Francisco Lindor's lifestyle show that features conversations with celebrities over a cup of coffee, released its fourth episode on Friday, in which Lindor is joined by the Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko. In the episode, the two discuss their upbringings in Puerto Rico --

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here. In

If you are ever in St. Louis, stop by Rawlings Sporting Goods headquarters, which has an immersive baseball experience open to the public that includes a showcase room of all of the company’s Gold Glove Award winners, dating back to the award’s creation in 1957. And if you’re wondering how

Now is your chance to own a little bit of Erie Moon Mammoths history. The Minor League alternate identity heard 'round the world -- the Erie Moon Mammoths -- immediately became a household name after HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver and his team cooked up the idea, temporarily

“I haven’t seen this in like 60 years.” Tears began to well up in Yogi Berra’s eyes. “This is what we used to wear in a doubleheader when it was 90 degrees in July. Feel that.” What the 84-year-old Berra was holding in his hands and showing to those gathered