Warren Ballpark

Honoring the forgotten stories of Warren Ballpark

All StoriesMiranda Rodriguez04/25/20180

BISBEE — It wasn’t always all peanuts and cracker jacks at the old ball game. Every year, the Friends of Warren Ballpark host the Copper Classic Vintage Baseball Tournament to honor the history of Bisbee baseball. The ninth-annual event, held April 7-8, celebrated the African-American players who made history in Warren Ballpark as part of…

Bare-handed baseball and Bisbee

All StoriesNicholas Cada04/28/20160

When the umpire yelled “strikers to the line,” it was clear immediately, this was not an ordinary baseball game. There is nothing ordinary about bare-handed baseball — or the town of Bisbee for that matter. The Copper City Classic vintage baseball tournament has been held annually at Bisbee’s historic Warren Ballpark for the past seven…