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It's sad to see this what with the drawdown of the minors by MLB. These small towns are playing musical chairs with each other to see who gets to keep playing baseball.
Was inevitable and now COVID has accelerated the closing of some franchises. Where is Bernie?
Towns like Hagerstown that are losing their team will have to adapt, improvise and overcome if they want to keep playing baseball. Wilmington lost its minor league team years ago but they have a team in the Coastal Plain League which is the Carolina version of the Cape Cod League. College kids with wooden bats. Wilmingtonsharks.com
Yea. They didn’t draw very much. Could not find 2019 but here are the 2018 attendance numbers for the league. https://www.milb.com/south-atlantic/history/past-attendance
Wasn’t there speculation of eliminating low-a next year?
“In an email that was sent to season ticket holders, received by WDVM, the Hagerstown Suns say the Washington Nationals did not renew their affiliation with the ball club. In the email received by WDVM, it was noted that this would end 40 years of Hagerstown Suns baseball.”https://www.localdvm.com/news/maryland/hagerstown/hagerstown-suns-did-not-have-their-affiliation-with-the-washington-nationals-renewed/
One rumor I've read somewhere is that the Nats will take over Frederick, and Baltimore will shift that affiliation to Aberdeen.
What would they do with the Fred Nats? Aren't both teams High A?
One would simply be demoted to Low A, I suppose.
Yeah, makes sense. I hope the Fred Nats remain the High A team.
The Potomac Nats sure looked like a low-A team in 2019.
Hagerstown is where I first saw Juan Soto. I will never forget that.
Saw Harper play there too.
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