Maryland Fall Baseball

Maryland Fall Baseball was a professional baseball league located in Maryland and Delaware that was affiliated with Major League Baseball. The league lasted one season, playing in September and October, 1998.

History

Maryland Fall Baseball was the second in a series of attempts by Major League Baseball to establish a second winter league to supplement the Arizona Fall League. In this Maryland Fall Baseball was preceded by Hawaii Winter Baseball (1994-1997), and succeeded by the California Fall League (1999) and Hawaii Winter Baseball (2006-2008).[1][2]

Maryland Fall Baseball did not receive subsidies from Major League Baseball. Major League teams paid their own players, but did not cover front office staff, travel and equipment, leaving the Maryland league to rely almost exclusively on sponsorships and ticket sales, with a percentage of ticket revenue also allotted to Major League Baseball.[3]

After the season, having averaged about 900 fans a game,[4] Maryland Fall Baseball was reported to have requested a subsidy of "somewhere between $1,500 and $2,500 per player" to continue the league, which Major League Baseball declined.[5]

Teams

Team[6] City Stadium
Bowie Nationals Bowie, Maryland Prince George's Stadium
Delaware Stars Wilmington, Delaware Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Delmarva Rockfish Salisbury, Maryland Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Frederick Regiment Frederick, Maryland Harry Grove Stadium

See also

References

  1. ↑ Henson, Steve (19 May 1999). "Fall League Could Land in Lancaster". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Winston, Lisa (16 December 2008). "MLB says aloha to league in Hawaii". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Scherr, Rich (15 July 1998). "BASEBALL IN AUTUMN MIGHT RISE OR FALL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Rofe, John (23 August 1999). "Fall baseball tries California sun". Sports Business Daily. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Hoffmann, John (24 June 1999). "Keys finish first half on a tear; Fall League to fold". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "FANFARE". The Washington Post. 30 July 1998. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  • "Maryland Fall League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
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