Diamond Baseball Holdings

Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) is an American sports ownership and management group that owns and operates 34 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams in the United States and Canada. DBH was established in 2021 by media conglomerate Endeavor and is a subsidiary of the investment firm Silver Lake.

Diamond Baseball Holdings

Industry	Sports management
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Founder	Endeavor
Key people	Pat Battle, executive chairman Peter B. Freund, CEO
Parent	Silver Lake
Website	diamondbaseballholdings.com

History

Established in 2021 by media conglomerate Endeavor, the organization originally was the owner and operator of nine MiLB clubs.^[1] In 2022, ownership of DBH shifted from Endeavor to Silver Lake, parent company of Endeavor.^[2][3]

Teams

Teams owned by Diamond Baseball Holdings

Team	City	State / province	League	Class	Affiliate	Acquired
Albuquerque Isotopes^[4]	Albuquerque	New Mexico	Pacific Coast League	Triple-A	Colorado Rockies	2023
Altoona Curve^[5]	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Eastern League	Double-A	Pittsburgh Pirates	2023
Arkansas Travelers^[6]	Little Rock	Arkansas	Texas League	Double-A	Seattle Mariners	2024
Augusta GreenJackets^[7]	North Augusta	South Carolina	Carolina League	Single-A	Atlanta Braves	2021
Binghamton Rumble Ponies^[8]	Binghamton	New York	Eastern League	Double-A	New York Mets	2024
Birmingham Barons^[9]	Birmingham	Alabama	Southern League	Double-A	Chicago White Sox	2023
Down East Wood Ducks^[10]	Kinston	North Carolina	Carolina League	Single-A	Texas Rangers	2023
Fresno Grizzlies^[11]	Fresno	California	California League	Single-A	Colorado Rockies	2023
Gwinnett Stripers^[7]	Lawrenceville	Georgia	International League	Triple-A	Atlanta Braves	2021
Harrisburg Senators^[12]	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Eastern League	Double-A	Washington Nationals	2024
Hickory Crawdads^[10]	Hickory	North Carolina	South Atlantic League	High-A	Texas Rangers	2023
Hudson Valley Renegades^[7]	Fishkill	New York	South Atlantic League	High-A	New York Yankees	2021
Inland Empire 66ers^[13]	San Bernardino	California	California League	Single-A	Los Angeles Angels	2024
Iowa Cubs^[7]	Des Moines	Iowa	International League	Triple-A	Chicago Cubs	2021
Lansing Lugnuts^[14]	Lansing	Michigan	Midwest League	High-A	Oakland Athletics	2023
Louisville Bats^[15]	Louisville	Kentucky	International League	Triple-A	Cincinnati Reds	2023
Memphis Redbirds^[7]	Memphis	Tennessee	International League	Triple-A	St. Louis Cardinals	2021
Midland RockHounds^[16]	Midland	Texas	Texas League	Double-A	Oakland Athletics	2022
Mississippi Braves^[7]	Pearl	Mississippi	Southern League	Double-A	Atlanta Braves	2021
New Hampshire Fisher Cats^[17]	Manchester	New Hampshire	Eastern League	Double-A	Toronto Blue Jays	2023
Norfolk Tides^[18]	Norfolk	Virginia	International League	Triple-A	Baltimore Orioles	2023
Oklahoma City Baseball Club^[7]	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Pacific Coast League	Triple-A	Los Angeles Dodgers	2021
Portland Sea Dogs^[16]	Portland	Maine	Eastern League	Double-A	Boston Red Sox	2022
Rome Emperors^[7]	Rome	Georgia	South Atlantic League	High-A	Atlanta Braves	2021
Salem Red Sox^[19]	Salem	Virginia	Carolina League	Single-A	Boston Red Sox	2023
San Jose Giants^[7]	San Jose	California	California League	Single-A	San Francisco Giants	2021
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders^[7]	Moosic	Pennsylvania	International League	Triple-A	New York Yankees	2021
Springfield Cardinals^[20]	Springfield	Missouri	Texas League	Double-A	St. Louis Cardinals	2023
St. Paul Saints^[21]	Saint Paul	Minnesota	International League	Triple-A	Minnesota Twins	2023
Tulsa Drillers^[22]	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Texas League	Double-A	Los Angeles Dodgers	2023
Vancouver Canadians^[23]	Vancouver	British Columbia	Northwest League	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	2023
Wichita Wind Surge^[16]	Wichita	Kansas	Texas League	Double-A	Minnesota Twins	2022
Winston-Salem Dash^[24]	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	South Atlantic League	High-A	Chicago White Sox	2024
Worcester Red Sox^[25]	Worcester	Massachusetts	International League	Triple-A	Boston Red Sox	2023

References

1. McGreevy, Maura (December 8, 2021). "Endeavor Creates Diamond Baseball Holdings, Signs Agreements to Acquire Multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs". Business Wire. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
2. Reichard, Kevin (August 9, 2022). "Diamond Baseball Holdings shifts from Endeavor ownership to Silver Lake". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
3. Zee, Michaela (August 10, 2022). "Endeavor to Sell Diamond Baseball Holdings to Silver Lake". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
4. Reichard, Kevin (October 17, 2023). "Norfolk Tides, Albuquerque Isotopes Sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
5. Mozes, Jon (June 28, 2023). "Altoona Curve Celebrates Its Next Chapter with Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
6. "Travelers Build on Long-Running History Under New Ownership, Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
7. Lepp, Mike (August 10, 2022). "GreenJackets owner Diamond Baseball Holdings bought by Silver Lake". WJBF. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
8. "Diamond Baseball Holdings Agrees to Buy Mets Double-A Rumble Ponies". Sportico. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
9. Reitz, Ian (September 12, 2023). "Birmingham Barons sold to new ownership group". WVTM. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
10. Miller, Chris (May 23, 2023). "Kinston losing baseball again: Texas Rangers to sell Down East Wood Ducks". Sun Journal. New Bern, North Carolina. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
11. Cardenas, Matthew (November 7, 2023). "Fresno Grizzlies sold to company that operates multiple minor league teams". ABC30 Action News. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
12. De Martini, Tom (April 10, 2024). "Harrisburg Senators baseball club sold, will continue to play at FNB Field". pennlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
13. "Inland Empire 66ers Welcome New Owners Diamond Baseball Holdings". 66ers.com. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
14. Calloway, Brian; Couch, Graham (March 8, 2023). "Lansing Lugnuts to be sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, pending city's approval". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
15. "Louisville Bats Begin New Chapter with Diamond Baseball Holdings". Louisville Bats. Minor League Baseball. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
16. Reichard, Kevin (December 6, 2022). "DBH acquisition of Midland RockHounds confirmed". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
17. "New Hampshire Fisher Cats Sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings". New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Minor League Baseball. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
18. "Norfolk Tides Look Forward to Continued Success with New Owner Diamond Baseball Holdings". Norfolk Tides. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
19. Sordelett, Damien (March 17, 2023). "Fenway Sports Group agrees to sell Salem Red Sox to Diamond Baseball Holdings". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
20. "Springfield Cardinals announce new ownership organization; will continue to be AA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals". KY3. May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
21. Johnson, Brooks (March 15, 2023). "After 30 years, St. Paul Saints founders sell team to new ownership group". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
22. "Tulsa Drillers Sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings". tulsadrillers.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
23. Little, Simon (April 4, 2023). "Vancouver Canadians baseball club sold to U.S. firm". Global News. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
24. "Winston-Salem Dash to Begin Next Chapter with New Owner Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
25. Silverman, Michael (November 30, 2023). "Worcester Red Sox Sold: Agreement reached to sell team to Diamond Baseball Holdings". Global News. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

External links

• Official website