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Ken Babby, the 36-year-old passionate owner of the Akron RubberDucks, has a few things to say when it comes to running a baseball team. And his efforts over the past few years culminate this week ...
AKRON, Ohio – Ken Babby is a baseball-team owner who doesn’t just sit in his box like a hermit away from the field and fans. In a normal season, he will help pull the field tarp in the ...
Akron RubberDucks owner Ken Babby is taking a swing at the big leagues.. Babby, owner of the Double-A RubberDucks and the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, is part of an ownership group ...
Babby already owns not only the RubberDucks, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp through his Fast Forward Sports Group. Advertisement He purchased the then-Akron Aeros in 2012 for an undisclosed sum.
Ken Babby likes to shake things up. Two days before Halloween in 2013, Akron's Double-A baseball team — which Babby had purchased the year before — changed its name from the Aeros to the RubberDucks.
The Double-A affiliate for the Cleveland Indians announced the new nickname on Tuesday. Team owner Ken Babby said the RubberDucks nickname and logo are designed to "honor the history of Akron and ...
Since Babby, the son of former powerful sports agent and current Phoenix Suns president Lon Babby, left the Washington Post to purchase the Aeros in October 2012, Akron has won back a lot of the fans ...
Akron RubberDucks owner Ken Babby is taking a swing at the big leagues.. Babby, owner of the Double-A RubberDucks and the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, is part of an ownership group ...
Akron RubberDucks owner Ken Babby is reportedly part of a group negotiating to buy the Tampa Bay Rays. A potential sale price for the RubberDucks is unknown, but could be lucrative given recent ...