With SI Yanks in danger, future uncertain for Cyclones, Rose announces Save Minor League Baseball Task Force
BOROUGHWIDE– In response to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposal to de-affiliate over 40 minor league baseball (MiLB) teams by the start of the 2021 season, U.S. Rep. Max Rose and representatives from other three other states launched the bipartisan Save Minor League Baseball Task Force on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Rose, along with Representatives Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), David McKinley, (R-W. Va.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) kicked off the effort by conferring with MiLB President Pat O’Conner, Vice President Stan Brand and several Minor League team owners about the initiative that is geared to keeping the dozens of MiLB teams on the field.
According to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, reasons for the move include inadequate facilities, unacceptable travel time for teams and players not receiving a fair wage for their services.