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Roe Applauds Appalachian League Agreement

Statement

By: Phil Roe
By: Phil Roe
Date: Sept. 29, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after Major League Baseball (MLB) and USA Baseball announced the Appalachian League will be restructured from minor league to a collegiate wood-bat league:

"This agreement between the Appalachian League and Major League Baseball sounds like good news for our community in that it preserves America's pastime in East Tennessee. We have a long, rich history of baseball in Northeast Tennessee. We've had the privilege of seeing future MVPs, Gold Glovers, and Cy Young Award winners play in Northeast Tennessee, and I am glad that tradition will continue."

Note: Out of 10 Appalachian League teams, the First District of Tennessee is home to four teams: the Elizabethton Twins, Greeneville Reds, Johnson City Cardinals and Kingsport Mets, and the Bristol Pirates are right across the border in Bristol, Virginia. Rep. Roe joined 106 of his colleagues on November 19, 2020, writing to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred opposing the plan to eliminate 42 minor league baseball teams.


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