A semi-pro baseball team in Illinois is going to jail — literally. The Joliet Slammers, a member of the MLB-partnered Frontier League, announced late last week that they will take the field at the ...

For one night only, baseball is heading back to the Old Joliet Prison. On April 30th, the Joliet Slammers will battle the Gateway Grizzlies of St. Louis at the field, in what is being called the big ...

The Schaumburg Boomers were unable to hold a 5-0 lead as the Joliet Slammers scored in their final three plate appearances to steal a 7-5 victory and sweep the midweek road series. Michael Gould stole ...

The Frontier League's Joliet Slammers are leaning into their nickname after announcing that they will play an exhibition game at a local prison next season. Old Joliet Prison, which was open from 1858 ...

On Tuesday, July 22, at exactly 6:35 p.m. ET during the team's game against the Gateway Grizzlies, the Independent Frontier League's Joliet Slammers will be attempting to make their mark in history by ...

JOLIET, Ill. — Baseball is making a return to the Old Joliet Prison in honor of the upcoming Route 66 centennial next year. The Joliet Area Historical Museum and the City of Joliet announced Thursday ...

The Joliet Slammers and Pabst Light are uniting in an attempt to set a world record for most hot dogs dropped by helicopter in one hour. The record-setting promotion will be at the July 22 game in ...

The Joliet Slammers plan to drop thousands of hot dogs from a helicopter and onto fans during their July 22 game. Photo by Joliet Slammers Rain may be in the forecast for an Illinois baseball team’s ...

Baseball is coming back to the Old Joliet Prison. Greg Peerbolte, the CEO of the Joliet Area Historical Museum, joined ABC7 to talk about the game. The game is on April 30 between the Joliet Slammers ...