MiLB.com’s Ben Hill Reviews Favorite Minor League Logos

After covering everything from food to mascots to people to ballparks to views to stadium features, today the “Ben’s Best” article series concludes with one of Minor League Baseball’s most frequent conversation topics: logos.  Read more here.

Best MiLB Ballpark Features

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the best unique ballpark features at each level of Minor League Baseball.  Read more and view photos here.

Benjamin Hill Shares Favorite MiLB Food Items for Each Level of Play

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at his favorite ballpark foods at each level of Minor League Baseball during the 2018 season.  Read more and view photos here.

What's the best food in the Minors?😋 @bensbiz narrowed it down level-by-level after visiting every ballpark.

👉 https://t.co/ZAbO79ai15 pic.twitter.com/yps8qRaapR

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) October 25, 2018

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Ballpark Visit ALERT: MiLB.com’s Benjamin Hill Wraps Up Midwest Ballpark Tour

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill has posted on his blog over 5,000 words and numerous photos of his recent tour of five ballparks in the Midwest, including the homes of the Lake County Captains (Single-A, Midwest League) (Story 1 and Story 2), Lansing Lugnuts (Single-A, Midwest League) and the 2018 Midwest League All-Star Game, Fort Wayne TinCaps (Single-A, Midwest League), Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A, International League), and  Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Single-A, New York-Penn League).

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’ – 2018 Season Preview

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions for the 2018 season in affiliated ball, including promos across the minor-league landscape celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Sandlot movie, four teams giving NASA some love, and five teams taking on temporary names to pay tribute to popular regional food items.  Read more here.

“The Beast” bobblehead on Aug. 20, Richmond Flying Squirrels

Mistaken Identities in the Minors

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the numerous instances of customers who mistake a minor league team for some other entity, like the West Virginia Power (Single-A, South Atlantic League) being confused for an actual power company.  Read more here.  At BallparkBiz.com, people confuse us for actual team front offices all the time.  It’s really puzzling.  If you know how to use the Internet, it shouldn’t be that difficult to figure out.

MiLB Teams in ‘Path of Totality’ Prepare to Capitalize on Solar Eclipse Monday

On Monday, the United States will experience its first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years. The ideal place to watch this phenomenon, in which the moon will obscure the sun and turn day into night, is from within the 67-mile-wide strip of near-total darkness known as the “path of totality.” Read more here.

MiLB Reporter Benjamin Hill’s Ballpark Adventures Featured in 15 TOPPS Cards

PRESS RELEASE – The Topps Company and MiLB.com, the official site of Minor League Baseball, announced today the release of a first-of-its-kind “Ben’s Biz” insert set highlighting the adventurous travels of MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill. The 15-card set is part of the Topps® 2017 Pro Debut set, also released today.

MiLB Year In Review

From road trips to promotions, MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the year that was in Minor League Baseball.  Read more here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Five County Stadium (Zebulon, NC)

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Five County Stadium, home of the Carolina Mudcats (Single-A, Carolina League).  Read more and view photos here.

Chihuahuas Hold KISS Night

In case you missed it, the El Paso Chihuahuas (Triple-A, Pacific Coast League) celebrated the rock band KISS last Saturday night with special jerseys and KISS-related on-field entertainment and fun.  Read more here about KISS Night and other promos via Benjamin Hill’s Promo Watch.

Batting Around Possible Moves in the Affiliated Ranks

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the possible relocations and new stadiums for affiliated clubs in his latest issue of “Batting Around.”  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Tyler Maun takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of September 2 – September 8, including “Football Kickoff Night” with “Deflated Football Giveaway” (Trenton Thunder), “Roaring ’20s Night” (Hickory Crawdads), and “Pedro Fedora Giveaway” (Jacksonville Suns).  Read more here.

Football Kickoff Night, Trenton Thunder Facebook photo

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Zephyr Field (New Orleans, LA)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Zephyr Field, home of the New Orleans Zephyrs (Triple-A, Pacific Coast League).  Read more and view photos in a three-part series here, here and here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Tyler Maun takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of August 19 – August 25, including “Awkward Family Photo Night” (Fresno Grizzlies), the “Taco Truck Throwdown” (Inland Empire 66ers), and “Breast Cancer Awareness Night” with “Bobble Boobs” giveaway (Charleston RiverDogs).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Tyler Maun takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of August 12 – August 18, including a tribute to the Indianapolis Clowns (Indianapolis Indians), “AHHH-nold Night” with Arnold Schwarzenegger bobble bicep giveaway (Lake Elsinore Storm), and “Oil Field Weekend” with crude-splattered jerseys (Midland RockHounds).  Read more here.

 

Ballpark Visit ALERT: MGM Park (Biloxi, MS)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited MGM Park, home of the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers (Southern League).  Read more and view photos here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Tyler Maun takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of July 29 – August 4, including an appearance by Punxsutawney Phil with Groundhog Day clips and bobblehead giveaway (Altoona Curve), “Pirate Night” with eye patch world record attempt (Tri-City ValleyCats), “Back Hair Appreciation Day” (Bowie Baysox).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Tyler Maun takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of July 22 – July 28, including a tribute to historic Civic Stadium (Eugene Emeralds) recently burned to the ground by fire, “Dukes Retro Night” (Albuquerque Isotopes), and “Forget Your Ex Night” (Lake Elsinore Storm).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of July 8 – June 14, including the “Post-Game Stunt Spectacular” with stuntman Ted Batchelor running the bases on fire (Norfolk Tides), “Grateful Dead Night” with tie-dyed team jerseys (Tennessee Smokies), and a throwback “Reno Silver Sox Weekend” with jersey giveaway (Reno Aces).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of July 1 – June 7, including “Salute to Seinfeld Night II” with Little Jerry bobblehead giveaway and Kenny Bania appearance (Brooklyn Cyclones), “Swinging Teddy Bobblehead Giveaway’ (Frisco RoughRiders), and “A Night in the Neighborhood” with special Mister Rogers’  cardigan sweater-inspired jerseys (Altoona Curve).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of June 24 – June 30, including “Zombie Apocalypse Night” (Inland Empire 66ers), “Halfway to Christmas Night” with Mike Trout snow globe giveaway (Cedar Rapids Kernels), and “A Salute to American Muscle Military Appreciation Night” with Albert Belle Bobble Bicep giveaway (Akron RubberDucks).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of June 17 – June 23, including rival-smacking “Grumpy Cat Night #Wackramento” (Fresno Grizzlies), Willie Nelson bobblehead giveaway (Round Rock Express), “Game Show Night” with Pat Sajak bobblehead giveaway (Frederick Keys), and “Caddyshack Night” featuring Danny Noonan.  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of June 10 – June 16, including “Full House Night” with themed jerseys (Frisco RoughRiders), “Live from Fort Wayne, It’s Saturday Night!” tribute with (more) cowbell giveaway (Fort Wayne TinCaps), and “Kids Take Over the Ballpark Day” (Salem Red Sox).  Read more here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark (Geneva, IL)

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, the home of the Kane County Cougars (Single-A, Midwest League).  Read more and view photos in a three-part series here, here and here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

Filling in for MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill, MiLB.com contributor Ashley Marshall takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of June 3 – June 9, including “Social Media Night” (West Michigan Whitecaps), the transformation of Chukchansi Park into “Jurassic Ballpark” (Fresno Grizzlies), and a tribute to the Myrtle Beach Hurricanes (Myrtle Beach Pelicans).  Read more here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of May 27 – June 2, including the 20th annual “Rickwood Classic” at Rickwood Field (Birmingham Barons), “Bromance Night” (Charleston RiverDogs), and “LEGO Night Is Awesome” with special jerseys (Fort Wayne TinCaps).  Read more here.

Tomorrow, everything will be awesome at @TinCaps' LEGO Night. That and more in Promo Preview: http://t.co/pkSfKxolcf pic.twitter.com/mAK94D8XkP

— MiLB.com (@MiLB) May 28, 2015

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Historic Dodgertown/Holman Stadium (Vero Beach, FL)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Historic Dodgertown/Holman Stadium, the former spring-training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and former regular-season home of the Vero Beach Devil Rays/Dodgers (Single-A, Florida State League).  Read more and view photos in a two-part series here and here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Roger Dean Stadium (Jupiter, FL)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Roger Dean Stadium, home of the Jupiter Hammerheads (Single-A, Florida State League).  Read more and view photos in a three-part series here, here and here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of May 20 – May 26, including “David Letterman Appreciation Night” (Lakewood BlueClaws), “Redneck Night IV” (West Virginia Power), and “Star Wars Night” with CHAMP-Vader BobbleWaist giveaway (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders).  Read more here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium (Dunedin, FL)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, home of the Dunedin Blue Jays (Single-A, Florida State League).  Read more and view photos in a three-part series here, here, and here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of May 13 – May 19, including the “1K Beer Run” (Bowie Baysox), a total raising of the “Star Wars Night” bar with C-3PO-themed jerseys…er…FULL BLOWN UNIS! (Durham Bulls), and the “Negro Leagues Tribute” game (Charlotte Knights).  Read more here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: Steinbrenner Field (Tampa, FL)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited Steinbrenner Field, home of the Tampa Yankees (Single-A, Florida State League).  Read more and view photos in a two-part series here and here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: McKechnie Field (Bradenton, FL)

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill recently visited McKechnie Field, home of the Bradenton Marauders (Single-A, Florida State League).  Read more and view photos here.

This Week’s ‘Promo Preview’

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of May 6 – May 12, including “Fan vs. Food” and “Throw Back the Clock Night” with Hickory Rebels jerseys (Hickory Crawdads), “Mother’s Day/Wine Stopper Giveaway” (Richmond Flying Squirrels), and “Star Wars Night” with Han Solo frozen in carbonite jerseys (Lehigh Valley IronPigs).  Read more here.

This Weeks ‘Promo Preview’

MLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of April 28 – May 5, including “Total Sci-Fi Night” (Mississippi Braves), “Night of Man/Prostate Cancer Awareness Night” (Charleston RiverDogs), and Cinco de Mayo “Sombrero Giveaway” (Trenton Thunder). Read more here.

Get a look at the @mbraves #StarWars Night jerseys over on Instagram. They're coming this Saturday! pic.twitter.com/itQ1FqTK7B

— Minor League Promos (@MiLBPromos) April 28, 2015

This Week’s Promo Preview

MLB.com reporter Ashley “Ash” Marshall (What, no Benjamin Hill?) takes a look at the upcoming best promotions in affiliated ball for the week of April 21 – April 27, including a Beanie Beard giveaway (Salt Lake Bees), a Space Jam Bill Murray Tune Squad jersey giveaway (Charleston RiverDogs), and Brian Williams-inspired “Pants on Fire” night (Akron RubberDucks).  Read more here.

Minoring in Business Hands Out Inaugural ‘Bizzies’

On the heels of the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego, MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill has announced his inaugural Minoring in Business Awards or “Bizzies” for 2014, based on his extensive ballpark travels during the 2014 season.  Categories include Best Fun Zone Attraction, Best Between-Inning On-Field Attraction, Best Between-Inning Mascot Race, Best Fan, Best Ballpark Snack, Best Toilet, Best Team T-Shirt, and Best Launch-A-Ball.  Read more and view photos here.

A Tour of the Baseball Winters Meetings Trade Show

So, you couldn’t make it out to the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego (CA)?  MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill provides us all with a virtual tour of the annual Trade Show, where over 200 vendors peddle their wares to industry buyers.  Read more and watch video report here.

Ballpark Visit ALERT: PNC Field (Moosic, PA)

MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill wrapped up his “On the Road” series this past season with a visit to PNC Field, home of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (International League).  Read more and view photos here.