After the Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fully vaccinated people can resume all normal activities they did prior to the pandemic, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) announced that fans will no longer be required to wear a mask inside stadiums. The River Bandits, being a part of MiLB, are also dropping all face covering requirements and will allow fans to sit in the first few rows which were originally setup as a buffer zone.
In a press release on Thursday following the CDC s updated guidelines for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the River Bandits announced that face covering requirements will be lifted effective immediately. The press release said,
The ballpark where the Quad Cities River Bandits play has been on the riverfront since 1931 Author: Angie Sharp Updated: 12:02 PM CDT May 11, 2021
Happy 90th Birthday to Modern Woodmen Park!
The ballpark has been on the Mighty Mississippi for 90 years - since 1931.
However, it s not the only place we ve played baseball in the Quad Cities.
Baseball has been popular in our area since the mid-1800s.
In the early 1900s, the team went by many names - the Davenport River Rats, the Davenport Riversides, the Davenport Knickerbockers, the Davenport Prodigals, and the Davenport Blue Sox.
They ran the bases all over the city. In 1909, it was at the corner of Telegraph Road and Clark Street because it was at the end of the Third Street Trolley Line - easy for fans to get to.
TWitM: The Minors are back!
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‘This Week in the Minors’ is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?”
Today, we’ll cover results from Tuesday, May 4 through Sunday, May 9.
Since the last time we had a TWitM column, the whole landscape of minor league baseball has changed. MLB took over the system, made brutal cuts to dozens of towns and cities, and realigned all the leagues.
Omaha and Northwest Arkansas survived the takeover as the Triple-A and Double-A Royals affiliates, but this year we have new Single-A teams: the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits, and the Low-A Columbia Fireflies.
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MiLB.com s new Scouting Report series spotlights players who are just starting their professional careers, focusing on what the experts are projecting for these young phenoms. Here s a look at third-ranked Royals prospect Asa Lacy. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show, click here.
MiLB.com s new Scouting Report series spotlights players who are just starting their professional careers, focusing on what the experts are projecting for these young phenoms. Here s a look at third-ranked Royals prospect Asa Lacy. For more player journeys on The Road to The Show,click here.
The Royals Draft did not go exactly as planned in 2020, and they couldn t be more pleased.