{"id":95779,"date":"2021-02-12T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=95779"},"modified":"2021-02-14T20:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T01:05:57","slug":"new-milb-model-benefits-fans-players-and-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/02\/12\/new-milb-model-benefits-fans-players-and-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"New MiLB model benefits fans, players, and clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Major League Baseball news release announcing MiLB Minor League Baseball teams have accepted Professional Development League licenses:<\/p>\n

MLB announces Minor League Baseball teams Teams Will Be Part of New Model to Better Serve Fans, Players and Clubs<\/strong>
\nMinor Leagues to Include Player Salary Increases, Modernized Facility Standards and Reduced Travel
\nMLB Preserves High-Level Baseball in Communities, Expands MLB-Supported Baseball<\/em><\/p>\n

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(February 12, 2021) – Major League Baseball today announced that all 120 Minor League Clubs offered an invitation to become Professional Development League (\u201cPDL\u201d) license holders have officially agreed to accept. These teams, selected as partners by Major League Clubs and being announced in full today, will provide both facilities and communities that are essential to the development of the next generation of big-league stars. <\/p>\n

Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. said: \u201cWe are excited to unveil this new model, which not only provides a pipeline to the Majors, but continues the Minor Leagues\u2019 tradition of entertaining millions of families in hundreds of communities. In modernizing our Minor League system, we prioritized the qualities that make the Minor Leagues such an integral part of our game while strengthening how we develop professional athletes on and off the field. We look forward to demonstrating the best of our game throughout local communities, supporting all those who are working hard to grow the sport, and sharing unrivaled technology and resources with minor league teams and players.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a part of MLB\u2019s realignment, many Minor League affiliates will be in significantly closer geographic proximity to the Major League Clubs with which they are associated. On average, Major League Clubs will now be over 200 miles closer to their Triple-A affiliates. By creating better geographical synergy between a Major League Club and its affiliates, more fans will be able to watch an organization\u2019s players progress in their careers from the Minor Leagues to the big leagues in their home region.<\/p>\n

Each MLB Club will provide Minor League players and staffs to their four affiliates \u2013 one at each of the Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Low-A levels. Minor League Clubs will receive PDL licenses from MLB that entitle them to operate in the Professional Development Leagues, ensuring a new set of standards in terms of facilities and player working conditions. The licenses will create many improvements to the experience and lifestyle of Minor League players, such as:<\/p>\n