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Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

October 12, 2020 - BASEBALL Atlantic League: The independent Atlantic League's new Gastonia (NC) baseball team, which is expected to start play in the 2021 season, announced five potential nicknames in a name-the team contest. The choices for fan voting are the Gastonia Honey Hunters, Gastonia Hogzillas, Gastonia Uppercuts, Gastonia Hotshots and Gastonia Fire Ants. Expedition League: The summer-collegiate Expedition League announced it will add a team in Butte (MT) for the 2021 season. Butte will be the league's first Montana-based... Full Story

Last Week around the Leagues

September 29, 2020 - This past week Major League Baseball announced that the Atlantic League, Frontier League and the American Association, all independent leagues, have become MLB's "Partner Leagues"; Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker was named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and the Indoor Football League Arizona Rattlers promoted Jeff Jarnigan to General Manager. Highlights from this week are from Major League Soccer, the National Women's Soccer League, United Soccer League Championship, United Soccer League One, Canadian Foo... Full Story

Somerset Patriots Help Atlantic League Earn Designation as Partner League of Major League Baseball

September 23, 2020 - Bridgewater, New Jersey - Major League Baseball announced today that the Atlantic League Of Professional Baseball has been named its first "Partner League." "We are excited to extend our relationship with the Atlantic League, which provides us a unique means to push the sport forward," said Morgan Sword, MLB's Executive Vice President, Baseball Economics & Operations. The Somerset Patriots are a founding member and the longest-tenured franchise in the Atlantic League. They have won the most championships in league his... Full Story

Atlantic League Designated Partner League of MLB

September 23, 2020 - Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today that it has named the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) its first "Partner League". As a Partner League, ALPB will meet regularly with MLB to discuss joint marketing and promotional opportunities, including the leagues' shared goal of providing baseball to communities throughout the United States. This designation expands the current agreement between the leagues which permits MLB to test experimental playing rules and equipment during Atlantic League games. The exis... Full Story

• Revs, AARP Tip Caps to Negro Leagues in Anniversary Interview - York Revolution (AtL) October 22
  
• First Responders Home Run Derby this Weekend at Clipper Magazine Stadium - Lancaster Barnstormers (AtL) October 21
  
• Revs Present Kwame Katana Breast Cancer Awareness Hoodie - York Revolution (AtL) October 14
  
• Free Halloween Town Tickets Available for Sugar Land Residents - Sugar Land Skeeters (AtL) October 13
  
• "Best of Long Island" Voting Has Begun - Long Island Ducks (AtL) October 13
  
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (AtL) October 12
  
• WOYK's 'Revs Classics' Series Set to Go out on Top - York Revolution (AtL) October 7
  
• Constellation Field to Host Halloween Town - Sugar Land Skeeters (AtL) October 6
  
• Blue Crabs Broadcaster Andrew Bandstra Named SOMD ARC Volunteer of the Year - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (AtL) October 2
  
• Ducks Host Food Distribution Event at Ballpark - Long Island Ducks (AtL) October 1
  
• Last Week around the Leagues - (AtL) September 29
  
• Grinch No Match for Revolution's 'Spruce'd Up: a Celebration of Trees' - York Revolution (AtL) September 25
  
• Somerset Patriots Help Atlantic League Earn Designation as Partner League of Major League Baseball - Somerset Patriots (AtL) September 23
  
• Atlantic League Designated Partner League of MLB - (AtL) September 23
  
• Blue Crabs Announce Halloween Event with Trick or Treating, Pumpkin Painting, Disney's Coco - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (AtL) September 18
  
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• Atlantic League designated as MLB ?EUR~partner league' - AtL Fort Bend Star (October 7)
• Drive-Thru Job Fair to be held at TD Bank Ballpark on Oct. 15 - nj.com - AtL Somerset Messenger-Gazette (October 1)
• MLB, Atlantic League enter partnership agreement - AtL New York Newsday (September 23)
• Atlantic League strengthens ties to Major League Baseball - AtL York Dispatch (September 23)
• MLB, Atlantic League extend and expand partnership - AtL Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (September 23)
• MLB signs four players from Skeeters' pro league - AtL Fort Bend Star (September 18)
• MLB signs four players from Skeeters' pro league - AtL Fort Bend Star (September 12)
• UPDATE: Theft charges filed in nearly 3-year York City Ice Arena investigation - AtL York Dispatch (September 10)
• New York Yankees reportedly considering Somerset Patriots as minor league affiliate - AtL Bridgewater Courier-News (September 5)
• Somerset Patriots in, Trenton Thunder out? Yankees considering Class AA affiliation change - AtL Somerset Messenger-Gazette (September 5)
• With help from Revs, York Little League players to enjoy free baseball - AtL York Dispatch (September 1)
• LI Ducks enter 10-year agreement with Suffolk County - AtL New York Newsday (September 1)
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