YurView brings live Las Vegas Aviators® games at Las Vegas Ballpark® to local television audience; 10 games will be featured on Cox Channel 14
(Las Vegas, NV) – March 28, 2022 – YurView, featuring the best of local and regional television content, will return for a third season and broadcast ten live baseball games between the Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, and
(Las Vegas, NV) – March 28, 2022 – YurView, featuring the best of local and regional television content, will return for a third season and broadcast ten live baseball games between the Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, and selected opponents during the 2022 season at Las Vegas Ballpark®. All games will be broadcast live on Cox Channel 14. YurView broadcast 10 games during the 2019 and 2021 seasons. The 2019 campaign marked the inaugural season at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Aviators are in their 40th calendar season of professional baseball in the Silver State and have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada.
“Cox is proud of our partnership with the Aviators and is committed to providing regional sports broadcasts that support teams like the Aviators and the legion of sports fans that call Southern Nevada home.” Cox Media Vice President Tonya Ruby said.
"We are excited that YurView will return for a third season televising Aviators baseball to the Southern Nevada market,” Aviators President/COO Don Logan said. “This provides a great opportunity for fans to see selected home games from Las Vegas Ballpark, one of the premier venues in professional baseball. It also showcases the outstanding caliber of talent on the Triple-A level. Cox Communications has been a long-time sponsor and partner of ours and we thank them for their continued support!”
Each of the contests in the ten-game broadcast schedule will begin at 7:05 p.m.
Excluding opening night on April 5, the Aviators will promote their Hispanic alternate logo and wear Reyes de Plata hat and uniforms for the nine remaining games as part of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión® campaign.
The following is the 2021 YurView broadcast schedule:
Tuesday, April 5 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Tuesday, April 19 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres
Tuesday, May 10 vs. Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels
Tuesday, May 31 vs. Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
Tuesday, June 7 vs. Round Rock Express, Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers
Tuesday, June 21 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies
Tuesday, July 12 vs. Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels
Tuesday, August 2 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Tuesday, August 23 vs. Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros
Tuesday, September 20 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
We're happy to announce YurView will return to broadcast 10 Tuesday Aviators games in Southern Nevada
— Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) March 28, 2022
Russ Langer, the 11-time Nevada Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA), is in his 22nd season behind the microphone calling Aviators baseball. Langer will also call the action for all 10 Aviators games on YurView.
About YurView Las Vegas
YurView, the local origination television network managed by Cox Communications, can be viewed on Cox Channel 14. Cox’s YurView network reaches more than 3.5 million homes in 25 Cox markets including Las Vegas. Visit www.yurview.com for a complete broadcast schedule for YurView’s nationwide markets.
About Las Vegas Aviators®
The Las Vegas Aviators® have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada. The 2021 campaign marked the 39th calendar season in the Silver State as a proud member of Triple-A professional baseball of the Pacific Coast League and the second season in Las Vegas Ballpark (8,196). The Aviators led all minor league baseball in 2019 attendance with a total of 650,934 for an average of 9,299. Las Vegas recorded 47 sellouts and 23 crowds of 10,000+. In 2021, Las Vegas led Triple-A West in home attendance with a total of 428,369 for an average of 6,590.
The Aviators were the recipient of the 2021 Baseball America Triple-A Freitas Award, given to the organization of the year at each level of the Minor Leagues.
The Stars (1983-2000)/51s (2001-18)/Aviators (2019 - present) have reached the 300,000 mark in “home” attendance in all 38 seasons (36 seasons at Cashman Field, 1983-2018; Las Vegas Ballpark, 2019, 2021). The Aviators also completed their second season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics and the franchise won the PCL championship in 1986 and 1988.
About Las Vegas Ballpark®
Las Vegas Ballpark®, located on eight acres in Downtown Summerlin® just south of City National Arena – practice facility for the Vegas Golden Knights, is the home of the Las Vegas Aviators®, the city's professional Triple-A baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The team is wholly owned by The Howard Hughes Corporation®, developer of the award-winning master-planned community of Summerlin® and developer of Las Vegas Ballpark. With a wide range of seating options including 22 suites, club seats, berm seating, party zones and decks, picnic tables, kids' zone, bars and a pool beyond the outfield wall, Las Vegas Ballpark boasts a capacity of 8,196. Designed to host a variety of events in addition to baseball, the site is landscaped to complement the surrounding master-planned community. The site is easily accessed from all regions of the valley via the 215 Beltway. For more on Las Vegas Ballpark, visit www.thelvballpark.com.
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Contact:
Jim Gemma
Media Relations Director
Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics
(702) 493-4510
Susie Black-Manriquez
Manager, Communications
COX
(702) 234-5323