Turf Use - Athletic Turf

Sports Turf Manager of the Year says experience is key

December 19, 2019By Christina Herrick

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) recently awarded the Sports Field Managers of the Year awards, which were presented at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings and are sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. Vancouver Canadians’ Head Groundskeeper Ross Baron was selected as the winner in the short-season (or rookie) category. Baron and his grounds crew work at Scotiabank Field at Nat... read more

This article is tagged with Kentucky bluegrass, Minor League Baseball (MiLB), Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) and posted in Baseball/Softball, Features

Toro announces winner of 2020 Super Bowl Sports Turfgrass training program

October 30, 2019By AT Staff

Toro announced this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl* Sports Turfgrass Training Program. Conlan Burbrink is a student at the University of Tennessee, majoring in Turfgrass Science and Management, and was selected to assist the grounds crew in field preparations for Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Burbrink will work alongside National Football League... read more

This article is tagged with Major League Soccer, Super Bowl, The Toro Company and posted in Football/Soccer, News

Fenway’s groundskeeper discusses living with PTSD in new book

October 11, 2019By Seth Jones

David Mellor, senior director of grounds for the Boston Red Sox, writes about his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in his new memoir “One Base at a Time: How I Survived PTSD and Found My Field of Dreams.” Athletic Turf got a behind-the-scenes tour of Fenway Park but also sat down to speak with Mellor about his experiences in... read more

This is posted in Baseball/Softball, Features, Top Stories

Behind the scenes of the 2019 Little League World Series

September 20, 2019By AT Staff

Part of the baseball world convened in South Williamsport, Pa., for the 73rd annual Little League World Series, held Aug. 15-25. Athletic Turf got an inside look at all that went into getting the fields baseball-ready. The grounds crew is quick at work to get the field back in order following a Little League World Series night game. The grounds crew... read more

This article is tagged with Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS), Major League Baseball (MLB) and posted in Baseball/Softball

Irrigation options for sports fields: Making the right choice

August 5, 2019By Orion Goe

No two sports fields are the same. With a growing number of choices in natural and synthetic turf, regional differences in weather conditions and varying levels of usage, there are few default answers when it comes to the best irrigation products and practices. On top of all of that, it can be difficult to implement every process and piece of... read more

This article is tagged with The Toro Company and posted in Industry, Turf Use