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At the end of the 2020 baseball season, a contract between Major (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MILB) expires. The new Major League Baseball proposal would eliminate 42 teams from the Minor League Baseball system. Most of these teams are located in small communities and often represent the main source of entertainment/community gatherings. Teams such as these provide kids across the country with their first interactions with baseball.

The Minor League Baseball represents a relaxing, enjoyable experience for the fans. It puts the fans in close proximity with the players, and allows for interaction that shape our future baseball players across the country. The elimination of these 42 MILB teams would be detrimental to kids, fans, and communities across the country. 

Major League Baseball needs to focus on improving the conditions of these teams, and how they are integrated into the baseball ecosystem, instead of eliminating them completely. Thousands of people work for these teams across the country, and rely on the extra income during the baseball season, these people would all be out of a job. The new proposal says some form of baseball would be continued, however it would not be a part of the MILB, and just would never feel the same for the communities and long time fans. Help save these teams:

 

Double-A Teams:

Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Chattanooga Lookouts
Erie SeaWolves
Jackson Generals

High A Teams:

Lancaster JetHawks
Daytona Tortugas
Florida Fire Frogs
Frederick Keys

Low A Teams:

Beloit Snappers
Burlington Bees
Clinton LumberKings
Lexington Legends
Hagerstown Suns
West Virginia Power

Short-Season Teams:

Auburn Doubledays
Batavia Muckdogs
Connecticut Tigers
Lowell Spinners
Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
State College Spikes
Staten Island Yankees
Tri-City Dust Devils
Vermont Lake Monsters
Williamsport Crosscutters

Rookie League Teams:

Billings Mustangs
Bluefield Blue Jays
Bristol Pirates
Burlington Royals
Danville Braves
Elizabethton Twins
Grand Junction Rockies
Great Falls Voyagers
Greeneville Reds
Idaho Falls Chukars
Johnson City Cardinals
Kingsport Mets
Missoula Osprey
Ogden Raptors
Orem Owlz
Princeton Rays
Rocky Mountain Vibes