Minor League Baseball

A night of minor league baseball in downtown Indianapolis this weekend held special meaning for a group of Indiana’s Indigenous people.

The Indianapolis Indians baseball team announced plans to keep their name while partnering with the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana.

Indiana is home to three minor league baseball teams directly affiliated with the major leagues. On Tuesday, the Major League Baseball Players Association officially asked the MLB to voluntarily recognize a minor league players union.

The announcement comes amid a renewed call to stop using nicknames, imagery and characterizations considered offensive by Native Americans.

While Major League Baseball tries to figure out a way to play this summer, the prospects for anything resembling a normal minor league season are increasingly bleak.

Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings completed cycles three batters apart Tuesday in a 12-5 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

In some corners, it's being panned like so much scampi. Others say they can't wait to buy a team jersey. An anti-shrimp petition has been started.

Victory Field and the Indians ended the 2016 season with the highest overall attendance at 636,888.