![]() The Johnson Group, a family of companies based in Spartanburg, will develop Spartanburg's new stadium. Jamie Lovegrove, a spokesman for NP Strategy of Columbia, which represents Diamond Baseball Holdings, said he wasn't aware of any team proximity hurdles. "We are excited about having our Minor League affiliate in a tremendous new facility in the next couple of years." "The Texas Rangers look forward to working with DBH and The Johnson Group as they move forward on the stadium project in Spartanburg," Neill Leibman, Texas Rangers COO and president of business operations, said in a statement. View Gallery: PHOTOS: Greenville Drive's Opening Week The new Spartanburg team will compete in the Low-A, Carolina League. "There is no such rule against that," Zee McCabe, a customer service representative for Major League Baseball, said of team proximity.Īnother Major League Baseball source with knowledge of the situation said, when the league approved the sale of the Teas Rangers' Kinston, N.C., team to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) and planned relocation to Spartanburg, "No waiver was required," despite the proximity to the South Atlantic League's Greenville Drive franchise, a High-Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. In addition, the new Spartanburg team and the Drive will play in different classifications and leagues. A friendly level of competition will just add to the level of excitement."įor those who may wonder, Minor League teams can be located within the same proximity. "The Greenville Drive will continue to be great," Britt said. ![]() Yes, according to Spartanburg County Councilman David Britt, who was among Spartanburg leaders who pushed for bringing a team to the Hub City. Is there room for two professional teams in the Upstate? The new Spartanburg stadium behind the AC Hotel will seat 3,500, according to officials. Last year, 317,150 people attended 65 home Drive games at Flour Field, an average of 4,879 each game. & Canada Historical Records including over 79 million US obituary notices, B,M&Ds, US Censuses 1850-1940, cemetery records plus millions of UK records and passenger lists.Watch Video: 96-year-old WWII veteran sings the national anthem at baseball gameīusiness leaders and city, county and state officials celebrated last week's announcement that a Minor League baseball team and a new stadium is coming to downtown Spartanburg.īut there was little mention that another Minor League team, the Greenville Drive, are located just 30 miles away. Genealogy Links over 50,000 links to genealogy databasesĬemeteries, death records. Tombstone Project search cemetery transcriptions for JF Floyd Mortuary Crematory & Cemeteries Obituaries inĪrchives search online Spartanburg County, SouthĬarolina obituaries, deaths, cemetery and Spartanburg Herald-Journal Obituaries 2003-2010 at ($)īobo Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service Obituaries inĬallaham-Hicks Funeral Home Obituaries in Miscellaneous Death Index 1844- early 1900sĬarolina Death Indexes 1915-1943 including Herald-Journal Obituaries - (-Current) at Genealogy Bank Greer Citizen Obituaries (2008-Current) at Genealogy Bank ($) Spartanburg County Cemeteries at SC GenWebĬarolina Spartan/Spartanburg Herald Death Index roughly 1849-1893 at Spartanburg County Public Libraries Spartanburg County, SC Pensioners 1883 at SC Genealogy Trails Spartanburg County Obituaries and Newspapers at LDSĬounty, SC Obituaries and Funeral Home Records at Linkpendium Spartanburg County Obituaries at SC GenWeb Spartanburg Herald and Herald-Journal Obituary and Death Indexesġ920 -1922, 1930 - June 2010 at Spartanburg ![]() Spartanburg Herald-Journal Obituaries in Spartanburg, SC ![]()
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