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HOLIDAY LIGHTS: New Promotions Added

Appearances by Snow Queen, Plus My Autism Ally Sensory Room
December 18, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Fort Wayne TinCaps are adding to the promotional schedule for Parkview Field’s Holiday Lights, presented by Rohrman Automotive, Paul Davis, and the Lear Corporation. On the nights of Monday, December 30 and Thursday, January 2, the “Snow Queen” character from Your Party Princess will meet

2025 TINCAPS TICKETS: On Sale Now

November 17, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Tickets for the 2025 Fort Wayne TinCaps season are set to go on sale Tuesdayevening (November 19). Beginning at 6 p.m., fans who purchase a ticket in person for a 2025 TinCaps game will be granted free admission to Parkview Field’s Holiday Lights Tuesday night. Tickets

HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Now Open

New Holiday Tradition in Fort Wayne from Nov. 14 - Jan. 4
November 11, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Parkview Field’s Holiday Lights, a brand new walk-thru event, presented by Rohrman Automotive, Paul Davis, and Lear Corporation, is set to debut Thursday night from 6-10pm. The festive walk-through experience is scheduled to be open 50 nights from November 14 – January 4. Over 1 million

MiLB AWARDS: Clubhouse Manager & Groundskeeper of the Year

Sam Lewis and Keith Winter Recognized by MiLB
November 12, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Fort Wayne TinCaps head groundskeeper Keith Winter and home clubhouse manager Sam Lewis have been honored by Minor League Baseball. Winter is the 2024 Midwest League Head Groundskeeper of the Year, while Lewis is the 2024 Midwest League Home Clubhouse Manager of the Year. The winners

MAJOR AWRD: MiLB's CommUNITY Champion

'Caps Claim 4th Major MiLB Award in Last Decade
October 8, 2024

The Fort Wayne TinCaps have won another major Minor League Baseball award. At Minor League Baseball’s Business Summit in Charlotte on Tuesday, MiLB announced that the TinCaps earned the 2024 CommUNITY Champion Award. Team President Mike Nutter and other staff members were in attendance to accept the honor. This marks

INTERNSHIPS: Apply Now for 2025 Season

October 16, 2024

The Fort Wayne TinCaps (High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres) are currently accepting applications from those interested in being considered for an internship position during the 2025 Minor League Baseball season. Interviews will be conducted starting in October, and the expectation is to have the internship positions filled as

260 TO THE SHOW: Alumni in MLB

53 Former Players in the Big Leagues This Year
October 1, 2024

A total of 53 former TinCaps players appeared in Major League Baseball during the 2024 season, including six all-stars. Now, more than a dozen alumni are on postseason rosters vying for a World Series championship. Since Fort Wayne’s Minor League Baseball franchise was established in 1993, there’ve been 228 players

15 FOR 15: Top Moments in Parkview Field History

April 19, 2024

In celebration of Parkview Field’s 15th anniversary season in 2024, the TinCaps are unveiling a list of top moments at the ballpark since 2009. “Through a decade and a half, we’ve had so many indelible moments at Parkview Field, both from a baseball standpoint and special events,” said TinCaps President

DONATION: Teaming with Indiana Pork to Support Community Harvest

2,200-plus meals of ground pork donated through Hoosier State Tenderloins Series
October 11, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Fresh off earning Minor League Baseball’s prestigious CommUNITY Champion Award, the Fort Wayne TinCaps are teaming up with Indiana Pork to donate more than 2,200 meals of ground pork to the Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana. This comes after the team sold 2,294 tenderloin

JERSEY AUCTION: Supporting the ALS Association

Jersey Auction to Benefit Late Wife of Head Groundskeeper
May 31, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Minor League Baseball’s High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres) will be donating to the ALS Association in memory of Kathy Winter, the late wife of the team’s longtime head groundskeeper Keith Winter. The TinCaps will auction off their game-worn, special-edition 15th

TinCaps shine a light on mental health issues

Fort Wayne focuses on 'striking out the stigma' in annual promotion
@JoeTrezz
May 22, 2024

Back in 2022, the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps front office posted a sign on the clubhouse wall. It featured a simple, but unusual request: Would any players want to speak publicly about mental health? The front office was not obligating anyone to do anything, and couldn’t predict what kind of

Get to know Padres player development's Allison Luneborg

She was named San Diego's director of baseball ops in November
@Kelsie_Heneghan
March 27, 2024

PEORIA, ARIZ – Prospects like Ethan Salas and Jackson Merrill are a large part of why the Padres have the No. 4 farm system in baseball. But there are many folks behind the scenes who also help make the organization shine. One of them is Allison Luneborg. The Ohio native

Salas, Snelling highlight Padres' Organization All-Stars

San Diego's teen stars usher in the new era headed to Petco Park
@Gerard_Gilberto
October 19, 2023

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the San Diego Padres. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A El Paso:

The Road to The Show™: Padres’ Snelling

No. 76 overall prospect shows dominance in first taste of pro ball
@Gerard_Gilberto
August 8, 2023

Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at Padres fourth-ranked prospect Robby Snelling. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. With multiple options in front of him coming out

Casual Friday: Kate Flannery's MiLB-filled weekend

'The Office' actress visited Wisconsin, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne
@Steph_Sheehan
July 13, 2023

In the fictional world of the hit NBC sitcom “The Office,” Meredith Palmer is prone to mishaps, can be snarky and is known to enjoy a beverage or two. But Kate Flannery, the actress who portrayed the Dunder Mifflin employee for nine seasons, is nothing like her character. Just ask

The best of the Padres' Minor League ballparks 

From Midwest to Southwest, San Diego system full of unique stops
@Kelsie_Heneghan
June 27, 2023

The Minor League Ballpark Guides series presented by Wyndham brings all the most fun features of Minors ballparks across America (and one in Canada!) onto your desktop, tablet or mobile device, whether you're interested in taking a virtual tour from where you sit or planning a trip to catch some

Wanna have a catch? MiLB celebrates Father's Day 

Recreating 'Field of Dreams' just one way top pops were honored
@Steph_Sheehan
June 18, 2023

"Hey, Dad, you wanna have a catch?" The timeless quote from "Field of Dreams" film resonates much deeper on a certain Sunday in June. Several teams around Minor League Baseball paid tribute to that moment by bringing out fans and their fathers to have a catch (or play catch, however

TinCaps, city of Fort Wayne honor AAGPBL club

Monument dedicated to female pro team Daisies unveiled
@Steph_Sheehan
June 3, 2023

On a warm June night in northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne's Parkview Field was full of daisies. The Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, to be exact. The High-A TinCaps honored the city's AAGPBL team on Saturday, wearing replica jerseys and unveiling a monument dedicated to the club that

Merrill leads way in new-look Padres system

Despite trades, San Diego farm features exciting young talent
@Jacob_Resnick
December 9, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the San Diego Padres.

And now, our ballpark feature presentation

A look at the most unique stadium aspects in the Minor Leagues
@BensBiz
October 8, 2020

What makes a Minor League ballpark unique? The food? The fans? The view? The answer to that query is, of course, all of the above. But perhaps above all, what makes a Minor League park unique are its stand-alone features, those architectural quirks, creative constructions and down-the-line additions that simply

Announcing... MWL Madness

Tournament features each team’s all-time roster
April 6, 2020

LANSING, Mich. - The 16 ballclubs in the Class-A Midwest League today announced MWL Madness pitting the all-time greatest players from each franchise against one another in a celebration of the league’s history. “It is disappointing our Midwest League season will not start this week but certainly understandable,” said Midwest

TinCaps to Host Job Fair at Parkview Field

Hiring for the 2020 Season Taking Place on March 11 and 12
February 27, 2020

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Fort Wayne TinCaps are hosting a Job Fair at Parkview Field on Wednesday, March 11 (5-7 p.m.) and Thursday, March 12 (5-7 p.m.) in search of seasonal employees for the 2020 baseball season. Each year the TinCaps hire approximately 600 part-time workers to serve in

TinCaps Team with Ball State University Class

College Students Gain Real-World Experience in Ticket Sales
February 20, 2020

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Minor League Baseball is all about development. That applies not only to the players on the field, but on the front office side as well.