Safety Netting To Be Extended at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
New Protective Netting to Extend to Edge of DBAP Dugouts The Durham Bulls, in accordance with recommendations issued by Major League Baseball, will extend the protective netting behind home plate to cover the seating area behind both dugouts at Durham Bulls Athletic Park for the 2016 season. In response to injuries around Major League Baseball […]
Grand Slam Gratitude
Capitol Sports Vice President George Habel reflected on the highlights of another great year at the Durham Bulls over Thanksgiving. Here’s what he had to say in his most recent Note to Self blogpost: I carved out some Thanksgiving time to reflect on 2015. It was an incredible season as we celebrated the DBAP’s 20th anniversary. […]
Bulls to Host Fan Fest on Saturday, October 24
Free Event Allows Fans to Take Batting Practice on Field, Select Seats for 2016 Season The Durham Bulls will host their 2015 Fall Fan Fest on Saturday, October 24 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fans will be able to take batting practice and play catch on the field, and […]
How the Bull Durham Beer Company is Spending Baseball’s Off-Season
Although the Durham Bulls 2015 season is over, the new Bull Durham Beer Company created at the ballpark is still going strong. Starting Thursday, October 8, 2015, Bull Durham Beer Co. launched the Boxtoberfest Beer Garden at the Contemporary Art Museum in downtown Raleigh. They will be open Thursday and Friday evening from 5pm to […]
Bulls Front Office Celebrates Great Work of 2015 Seasonal Staff
The 2015 Durham Bulls season came to a close in early September, but the front office staff didn’t want the fun to end without thanking the scores of employees who work the many jobs that make the ballpark a hit with fans. So they held a special celebration on Thursday, September 17th and honored Employee […]
Birling Named International League Executive of the Year
Bulls General Manager Honored as League’s Top Executive for Second Time The International League has named Durham Bulls General Manager Mike Birling as 2015 Executive of the Year. Under his leadership, the Bulls set back-to-back single-season paid attendance records in 2014 and 2015, ending this past campaign with an all-time high of 554,788 cumulative fans. […]
Baseball America Names Snell Minor League Player of the Year
Lefthander Becomes Fifth Durham Bull to Capture Prestigious Award Durham Bulls LHP Blake Snell has been named Baseball America’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year. He becomes just the ninth pitcher in 35 years to claim the honor. Past winners include Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and former World […]
Jared Sandberg Exercises Patience in Year One as Bulls Manager
First-year Durham Bulls manager Jared Sandberg has experienced a fair share of ups and downs in his inaugural season with the Bull City’s Triple-A club. “I definitely had to have a lot of patience with all the transactions and different players that we had come through here,” Sandberg said. The Bulls endured 213 transactions up […]
Bulls’ Snell Named USA Today Player of the Year
Durham Bulls LHP Blake Snell has been named the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year, beating out a field of four other finalists. Snell joins OF Andruw Jones (1996), LHP David Price (2008) and RHP Jeremy Hellickson (2010) as Bulls who have won the award. Tampa Bay’s top pitching prospect – and the […]
Bulls Announce 2015 Goodmon Award Winners
Four Newcomers Earn Annual Team Awards Prior to the final Saturday evening game of the 2015 season, the Durham Bulls recognized the winners of the 2015 Goodmon Awards. The 22nd Annual Goodmon Awards, named for Capitol Broadcasting Company CEO Jim Goodmon, acknowledge Bulls players for their contributions to the success of the team both on and […]