The Pensacola City Council will also consider how to pay for the required improvements to the Blue Wahoos Stadium. The team has offered to handle the work and the city will reimburse…
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Presser Notes: Mayoral vaccination, youth engagement, stadium upgrades
Presser Notes: Mayoral Vaccination, Youth Engagement & Stadium Upgrades by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pushing up his sleeve, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson showed off the tell-tale bandage on his upper arm. “I got…
Blue Wahoos dedicate press box to honor John Appleyard
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have announced that the press box at Blue Wahoos Stadium has been dedicated in memory of John Appleyard. Mr. Appleyard, Pensacola’s foremost historian, served as a radio broadcaster…
Former Pelicans player up for Red Sox manager
Carlos Mendoza, who played three seasons with the Pensacola Pelicans, is a candidate for the Boston Red Sox manager’s job. Mendoza was promoted from the New York Yankee’s quality control and infield…
Blue Wahoos win two awards
Minor League Baseball announced at Wednesday’s Innovator Summit that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos have been selected as the Golden Bobblehead Award winner for both the “Best Non-Gameday Event†and “Best Overall Promotion 
Blue Wahoos Stadium wins
Blue Wahoos Stadium Named America’s Best Double-A Ballpark PENSACOLA, FL – Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos Stadium was named the 2020 Ballpark Digest “Best of the Ballparks†champion at the Double-A level on Wednesday…
Blue Wahoo stadium to get safety netting
Last year, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos asked the city of Pensacola to provide safety netting to protect fans along the right and left field lines, but CFO Dick Barker balked and refused,…
Cubs manager’s path to World Series began on Pensacola Beach
Like most good ideas, the conversation that brought Joe Maddon to the Chicago Cubs began with beers on Pensacola Beach in October 2014, according to the Chicago Sun Times. This is a…
Breaking News: Studer buys Beloit Snappers
The Daily Jefferson County Union reports that Quint Studer, co-owner of Pensacola Blue Wahoos, is now the owner of the Beloit Snappers, who will be the tenant of a new downtown 5,000-seat…
LaBounty joins Ark State staff
Press release: Arkansas State head baseball coach Tommy Raffo announced the addition of Drew LaBounty to his staff as a Volunteer Assistant, Monday. “We are excited to announce the addition of Drew…
Buzz: GBHS hires former Wahoo
Gulf Breeze High School has hired former Pensacola Blue Wahoo Travis Mattair as its new baseball coach. Mattair, age 30, played in 788 pro baseball games. He hit 63 homers, drove in…
Sports caravans coming
The 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl Caravan will visit Pensacola 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, bringing top NFL draft prospects from across the nation to Blue Wahoos Stadium for a morning of on-field…