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At a time that the baseball season, a harbinger of spring, would just be underway, now the Coronavirus crisis has the United States and countries around the globe reeling, and that of course includes the world of sports. MiLB owner and a native Long Islander and Mets fan GARY GREEN (Omaha Storm Chasers, Richmond Flying Squirrels and Montgomery Biscuits), Baseball America Managing Partner, and USL Soccer team owner, and Baseball America Editor & Publisher B.J. SCHECTER are available to discuss the economic impact on individual players, cities and franchises, as well as the compelling cover of the April issue: (the image of a lone baseball on a field reflecting the somber tone of America) full details below:
Warm regards, and stay safe, John Cirillo, 914-260-7436
Gary Green quotes in red transcribed from interview with FOX 5’s Tina Cervasio on SportsXtra, Sunday, March 29, 2020
· MiLB teams in jeopardy of folding if postponement of seasons continue over an extended period of time ”Absolutely not (in danger of folding)! Minor league baseball is strong, minor league baseball is not going anywhere. We will be fine as an industry…It’s difficult, it couldn’t have come at a worse time, as we ramped up with staff and overhead; However the legislation that came last Friday, especially the payroll protection act will really help big time.”
· Many MLB teams are paying their minor league players: ” I was very happy to hear that, but I was unhappy that MLB was cutting the draft from 20 rounds to 5 rounds; that crushes the dreams of 15 rounds of players.”
· MiLB baseball is essential to economy of those cities throughout America in a variety of ways
· Baseball America’s Love of the Game program plans to expand digitally to solicit pictures, stories and videos of players on all levels, possibly even elite high school players
· How can players on all levels stay in shape while at the same time keeping social distancing
· What can Baseball on every level do to provide the distraction until we come back to normalcy?
· BASEBALL AMERICA APRIL COVER: For the April issue of Baseball America, normally its minor league preview, Baseball America decided to go with a powerful image of a baseball sitting on a field with no text except the BA banner. It’s the first time BA has ever run a cover without any type. A beautiful cover with two of the Dodgers’ top prospects was originally planned but then scrapped when baseball was suspended because of the coronavirus. The new cover reflects the somber tone of the nation and gives the message of baseball standing still with an arresting photo. ”This was our publisher BJ Schecter’s idea…We ‘ripped up’ our (original preview) cover…Opening day for baseball is such a ceremonial day; there is no better opening day in sports in this country than baseball, and we wanted to match the feelings that the industry and our fans were feeling.”
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