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Yuma Scorpions Sold to Godfather Media, Inc.

January 31, 2012 - North American League (NAmL)
Yuma Scorpions News Release


San Ramon, CA. (January 31, 2012). Diamond Sports & Entertainment, Inc. announced today that they have sold the Yuma Scorpions professional minor league baseball team to Godfather Media, Inc.

The Yuma Scorpions are a professional independent minor league baseball team that plays at Desert Sun Stadium, former Spring Training home of the San Diego Padres. The Scorpions are one of ten teams currently playing in the North American League. The Scorpions have played seven seasons in Yuma as part of both the Golden Baseball League and the North American League. They are the longest running professional team in any sport in Yuma and the third professional minor league baseball team (Yuma Panthers 1950 - 1952, Yuma Sun Sox 1955 - 1956, and Yuma Bullfrogs 2000 - 2002). Diamond Sports and Entertainment founded the team in 2004 and has owned the team since then, although operations of the team were undertaken in affiliation agreements with the Colombian Baseball League and the Venezuelan Baseball Federation in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The Yuma Scorpions have sent seventeen players to Major League organizations, including outfielder Joey Gathright who finished last season in the Major Leagues with the Boston Red Sox after beginning his season with Yuma.

Godfather Media, Inc. is a Mission Viejo, CA based media company that is building a portfolio of media and entertainment subsidiaries and also intends to make ownership shares of the Scorpions available to investors in the Yuma community.

"We think this is a very good thing for the future of professional baseball in Yuma," said Diamond Sports and Entertainment CEO Brian MacInnes. "No matter who owns it and pays the bills, a minor league baseball team really belongs to a community. We are grateful to have been the shepherd of the Yuma Scorpions for seven seasons and for having had the opportunity to contribute to the economy and quality of life in this wonderful town. Godfather Media can bring significant corporate resources to support the team and coupled with their other media and entertainment experience, they should provide lots of fun and excitement for Yuma fans."

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