Durham Bulls Baseball returns to MLB Network this year, featuring a league-high four live telecasts as the network again carries Triple-A games throughout the 2011 season. They also carry the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13, produced by MLB Network live from Spring Mobile Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah, home of the Salt Lake Bees, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Triple-A affiliate.
Game coverage began on Tuesday, April 19 with the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A Minnesota Twins) at Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A New York Mets) at 12:05 p.m. ET. MLB Network’s complete 2011 MiLB schedule is listed below. Game will be telecast in each club’s local market, including local announcers.
– Tuesday, April 19, 12:05 p.m. ET, Rochester Red Wings at Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A New York Mets)
– Monday, April 25, 12:05 p.m. ET, Lehigh Valley (Triple-A Philadelphia Phillies) at Buffalo
– Tuesday, May 3, 11:05 a.m. ET, Durham Bulls (Triple-A Tampa Bay Rays) at Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A Pittsburgh Pirates)
– Wednesday, May 11, 11:05 a.m. ET, Indianapolis at Durham
– Monday, May 16, 10:35 a.m. ET, Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A Detroit Tigers) at Gwinnett Braves (Triple-A Atlanta Braves)
– Wednesday, May 18, 12:05 p.m. ET, Louisville Bats (Triple-A Cincinnati Reds) at Durham
– Monday, June 6, 12:05 p.m. ET, Pawtucket Red Sox (Triple-A Boston Red Sox) at Durham
– Thursday, June 9, 10:35 a.m. ET, Louisville at Syracuse Chiefs (Triple-A Washington Nationals)
– Wednesday, July 13, 9:00 p.m. ET, Triple-A All-Star Game
– Tuesday, August 2, 12:05 p.m. ET, Buffalo at Rochester
The MiLB schedule is in addition to MLB Network’s carriage of live MLB games during the regular season, including 30 Games, 30 Clubs, 30 Days, a package of 30 live games featuring all 30 Clubs in the month of April. The complete 30 Games, 30 Clubs, 30 Days schedule is available here.
Thanks to DBBC’s Matt DeMargel for this capcom story & graphic.