Ducks Receive Six "Best of Long Island" Nominations

October 9, 2025 - (Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks have been nominated for six different awards in the 2026 "Best of Long Island" competition, presented by FourLeaf Federal Credit Union. Fans are permitted one vote per email address per day for each category through Sunday, December 15th, selecting the section and award the Ducks are nominated in and then clicking "VOTE" next to the desired nominee. QuackerJack has been nominated as Best Mascot in the Arts & Entertainment category as well as Best Team Mascot in the Sports & Ac... Full Story

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Announce New General Manager

October 9, 2025 - (Waldorf, MD): The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced today the hiring of Christian Heimall as General Manager, following the departure of longtime employee and former General Manager Courtney Knichel. "We could not be happier to have Christian Heimall as the next General Manager of the Blue Crabs," commented Byron Sackett, Chief Operating Officer. "Everyone we talked to said Christian was the perfect choice to lead our team where we hope to have it go and we are very excited to have him at the helm." Heimall join... Full Story

High Point's Aklinski Earns Defensive Honor

October 9, 2025 - HIGH POINT, N.C. - High Point Rockers centerfielder Ben Aklinski on Thursday was named the Atlantic League's Defensive Player of the Year in voting conducted by the ALPB managers. For the fourth-year Rockers outfielder, it is his third award of the week. He was named to the Drake All-Defensive Team on Tuesday and was selected as a Postseason All-Star on Wednesday. He is the first High Point Rocker to earn the league's Defensive Player of the Year honor. Aklinski had a .992 fielding percentage in 117 games this past sea... Full Story

Season Now at 102 Games as Bolts Release 2026 Schedule

October 9, 2025 - After a fairly unorthodox schedule this past year, the ThunderBolts' 2026 slate features a nice balance of home and road games that is evenly placed throughout the summer. The Frontier League added six games to regular season ensuring every club with 51 home games and nine weekend series for a total of 102 games. Opening Night of the 2026 season is on Thursday, May 7th against the Washington Wild Things. The league's 2026 structure will not change featuring 18 teams with two conferences and four unbalanced divisions. The ... Full Story

• Ducks Receive Six "Best of Long Island" Nominations - Long Island Ducks (AtL) October 9
  
• Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Announce New General Manager - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (AtL) October 9
  
• High Point's Aklinski Earns Defensive Honor - High Point Rockers (AtL) October 9
  
• Season Now at 102 Games as Bolts Release 2026 Schedule - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) October 9
  
• Pepsi Family Sundays Bring Extra Magic to The Southern Lights - Mississippi Mud Monsters (FL) October 9
  
• Atlantic League Names Manager & Defensive Player of the Year - (AtL) October 9
  
• High Point Rockers Jamie Keefe Named ALPB Manager of the Year - High Point Rockers (AtL) October 9
  
• Atlantic League Champion Revs Pile up Postseason All-Star Picks - York Revolution (AtL) October 8
  
• 2025 Pioneer Baseball League Postseason Awards Announced - (PL) October 8
  
• High Point Rockers Aklinski, Gonzalez Earn All-Star Honors - High Point Rockers (AtL) October 8
  
• FerryHawks Catcher Earns All-Star Status as ALPB Announces End-Of-Year Awards - Staten Island FerryHawks (AtL) October 8
  
• Ghost Peppers Outfielder Justin Wylie Named to Postseason All-Star Team - Gastonia Ghost Peppers (AtL) October 8
  
• Three Stormers Named All-Stars - Lancaster Stormers (AtL) October 8
  
• River Town Selected to ALPB Postseason All-Star Team - Long Island Ducks (AtL) October 8
  
• Atlantic League Names 2025 Postseason All-Star Team - (AtL) October 8
  
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• Who was John Thurman? Modesto's baseball stadium likely getting name change - PL NewsBreak - Modesto (October 9)
  
• Modesto invites fans to 'Name the Team' for new Pioneer League franchise - PL NewsBreak - Modesto (October 9)
  
• York Revolution stars earn Atlantic League postseason honors after title run - AtL York Dispatch (October 9)
  
• Range Riders' Hasty is 2025 Pioneer League All-Star - PL Daily Inter Lake (October 9)
  
• Area roundup: UC sweeps MEC men's, women's golf tournament titles - AtL Charleston Gazette-Mail (October 9)
  
• PaddleHeads duo recognized with elite PBL awards - PL Missoulian (October 9)
  
• Sports briefs: Ogden Raptor named Pioneer League MVP; Mammoth set celebration - PL Ogden Standard-Examiner (October 8)
  
• FerryHawks catcher earns all-star status as ALPB announces end-of-year awards - AtL Staten Island Advance (October 8)
  
• FerryHawks outfielder named to ALPB all-defensive team - AtL Staten Island Advance (October 8)
  
• Area roundup: WVSU's Karam claims MEC weekly award - AtL Charleston Gazette-Mail (October 8)
  
• Down East Bird Dawgs release 2026 season schedule - FL Kinston Free Press (October 7)
  
• Wild Things release 2026 schedule - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (October 7)
  
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