SBJ Names Quad Cities No. 1 Minor League Market for 2015

The Quad Cities, a region in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, is the “No. 1 market in our ranking of the nation’s top minor league markets,” David Broughton of SportsBusiness Journal said in announcing the news.  Following the Quad Cities in the Top 10 are Toledo (OH), Fort Wayne (IN), Tulsa (OK), Charleston (SC), Des Moines (IA), Sioux Falls (SD), Inland Empire (CA), Hershey-Harrisburg (PA), and Grand Rapids-Comstock (MI).  Read more here.

The SportsBusiness Journal’s Top Minor League Markets

Toledo (OH) is ranked #1 on the SportsBusiness Journal’s list of the Top Minor League Markets.  Read more here.  View a detailed look at the Top 10 here.  View list from 1-229 here.  The Single-A Charleston RiverDogs (South Atlantic League), located in the #11 market, share their thoughts here.

Hershey-Harrisburg Ranked #1 Minor League Market

The Hershey-Harrisburg (PA) market took the #1 spot in the SportsBusiness Journal‘s biennial study of America’s top minor league markets.  Read more here.  View the Top 10 here.  View the full rankings here.