The Washington Nationals have completed a move long-expected — they are no longer the Major League Baseball parent club for the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies. And whether the Grizzlies have a future as a Triple-A affiliate for any MLB team is still to be determined. The Rochester Red Wings of the...
Minor Speculation Has Grizzlies Moving to Cal League. Will Attendance Take a Hit?
There will be Fresno Grizzlies baseball in 2021. If there is minor league baseball. The latter may be conditional on the course coronavirus pandemic and the minors return next season after being wiped out in 2020. Nothing has been determined in about the structure Minor League Baseball and what type...
Grizzlies And Its Possible New League Could Be Demoted in New Baseball
[aggregation-styles] Ballpark Digest It’s crunch time in the takeover of MiLB by MLB, with sweeping changes to Class A leagues, unresolved transitions for the Pioneer and NY-Penn Leagues, and plenty of new affiliations—but still no final list of the 120 teams comprising the future of Minor League Baseball. It’s never...
It’s 1, 2, COVID-19 and You’re Out. No Grizzlies Baseball This Year.
The skies will be clear at Chukchansi Park for the Fourth of July on Saturday night. There will be no fireworks show at the Fresno Grizzlies baseball game. There will be no games at all this season. In a decision not totally unexpected, Major League Baseball informed the minors on Tuesday...
Grizzlies Miss Rent Payments on Ballpark. City Looking at Collection Options.
The Fresno Grizzlies have not paid their rent at city-owned Chukchansi Park since the COVID-19 pandemic began, officials with Mayor Lee Brand's administration said this week. City leaders are now looking at options for how to collect. Also in Politics 101: City policy prevents commercial tenant eviction. Brand calls pending...
Grizzlies Tell Hertz to Park for Free at the Stadium
Today was supposed to be a scheduled off-day for the Fresno Grizzlies. The only sign of activity was construction workers engaging in a solar project on the outside of the stadium. The Triple-A affiliate of the World Series champion Washington Nationals has had many off-days this season. Already, 19 home games...
Besides COVID-19, Minor League Clubs Like the Grizzlies Face MLB Squeeze
While COVID-19 lockdowns squeeze minor-league baseball teams across the country, Major League Baseball is pressuring the game's grassroots franchises, too. And it is making for an uncertain future for franchises such as the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies down to short-season rookie-league operators. Looming in the background of the minors' tenuous situation...
COVID-19 Stops Home Opener so Grizzlies Take It Online
Tuesday night was supposed to be the home opener for the Fresno Grizzlies and thousands of local baseball fans. Obviously, that is not happening. But, the Triple-A club will celebrate ballpark activities all day online through the team's social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook). Calling it the "At Home Opener," festivities...
MLB Proposal Would Drop Fresno Grizzlies to Single-A Cal League
Will Major League Baseball force the Fresno Grizzlies out of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and down two notches to the California League? Listen to this article: Details have emerged of an MLB proposal to drastically alter its relationship with Minor League Baseball. These include eliminating 42 teams and others,...
Maybe Bernie's Plans Do Save Money. Fresno Rally at Bargain Price.
Fresno City College may be the bargain location for political rallies. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' event on Nov. 15 cost just $1,704.50 for the venue according to documents from the college. With an estimated 2,700 people attending, that's 63 cents a head. The college did not spend any of...