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Road Trip - Appalachian League

The idea of seeing all 190 active major and minor league ballparks feels like a daunting task and a life's work - chipping away here and there over many years. For the 2019 season, here are some recommendations to take a week or a weekend getaway to get just a little bit closer.

Many of the players from the MLB first year player draft get their feet wet in professional baseball in rookie ball either in the Appalachian League or the Pioneer League. It's a great opportunity to get a first look at the draft crop, but also visit some of Minor League Baseballs' smallest and more unique parks in the beautiful scenery of the Appalachian Mountains, surrounding Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Looking at attendance figures from 2018, league games averaged 1,015 attendees with the range of 2,764 (Pulaski) to 529 (Elizabethton).

This August, do 10 parks in 10 days or break it in half and do either the East division (green) or West division (blue):

West Division:
Friday, August 16 - Johnson City Cardinals @ Burlington Royals
Saturday, August 17 - Elizabethton Twins @ Danville Braves
Sunday, August 18 - Johnson City Cardinals @ Pulaski Yankees
Monday, August 19 - Elizabethton Twins @ Princeton Rays
Tuesday, August 20 - Bristol Pirates @ Bluefield Blue Jays

East Division:
Wednesday, August 21 - Pulaski Yankees @ Bristol Pirates
Thursday, August 22 - Elizabethton Twins @ Johnson City Cardinals
Friday, August 23 - Danville Braves @ Elizabethton Twins
Saturday, August 24 - Bluefield Blue Jays @ Kingsport Mets
Sunday, August 25 - Princeton Rays @ Greeneville Reds


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