The rumor mill fired up early this weekend—7:10 a.m. early—when the Kansas City Royals owner reportedly convinced the league to run a special weekend sim session based on the bold promise that multiple trades were imminent. According to sources familiar with the situation (read: everyone who saw the chat thread), the Royals owner confidently declared that he, along with the San Diego, Yankees, and White Sox GMs, would be “together” and...
It didn’t take long. Just hours after the league unveiled its freshly updated website—complete with rebranded rosters, new team pages, and promotional materials for the upcoming season—something caught the eye of one eagle-eyed team owner. And it wasn’t subtle. There, buried in plain sight on the newly christened Florida Marlins roster page, was a zoomed-in image of a player proudly wearing the team’s updated colors. Clean teal tones,...
Every league has its personalities, and the Doubleday Baseball League is no exception. But lately, all eyes have been on Texas owner Norm, who has become something of an emoji activist in league channels—and not in the most flattering of ways. As the league rolled out a series of high-profile moves—including the Orlando Sun Rays’ rebrand to the Devil Rays, the Giants’ relocation to Arizona, and the Pirates’ move to Miami as the reborn...
It’s official: the Pittsburgh Pirates are no more. In a stunning and deeply divisive move, the Doubleday Baseball League approved the relocation of one of its most historic franchises to South Florida, where the team will rebrand as the Florida Marlins. The move brings professional baseball back to Miami—but at the cost of one of the league’s most tradition-rich clubs. This will mark the second incarnation of the Florida Marlins, a name...
The San Francisco Giants are no more. After 20 seasons in the Doubleday Baseball League, the franchise is packing up and heading for the desert, where it will begin a new era as the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team will now call Phoenix home, playing its games at the newly constructed Bank One Ballpark, a state-of-the-art indoor facility that marks a bold new beginning for the organization. It’s the end of an era in the Bay Area—one marked by...
If there’s one constant in the Doubleday Baseball League, it’s change—and the winds are picking up again. A New Name in Central Florida Let’s start with what’s official. The Orlando Sun Rays are no more. Effective immediately, they’ll be taking the field as the Orlando Devil Rays. The rebrand has been in the works for months, according to sources close to the team, and is being positioned as a more aggressive identity that aligns...