Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred took part in the groundbreaking ceremony at the 160-acre West Palm Beach site on Monday, along with Astros owner and Chairman Jim Crane, Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow, Nationals owner Mark Lerner and Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo.
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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred will make a decision on whether to reinstate Pete Rose by the end of the year, reports Erik Boland of Newsday.
When the $144 million complex opens, it will end an 18-year absence of spring training baseball in West Palm Beach.
At other times, the ceremony felt like a roast. The teams partnered on the new complex after experiencing difficulties with long spring training bus trips for road games. “It will be done before the end of the year, let me be clear about that”.
“We’re very proud to be here”, Crane said. With the Mets just north in Port St. Lucie, that will mean five of the 15 Grapefruit League teams will be located within about a 45-minute drive. And if all falls through, the Yankees hope to be one of the two teams making their way to Cuba for the event. I think the location is great. “This is a big draw down here”.
Many teams requested a chance to be considered for a game this spring, but as time has gone by and clubs have needed to lock in a firm exhibition schedule, many have dropped out. “I think we’ll draw more down here, I really do”. “It’s going to have to be a little more complicated than that if, in fact, we move ahead”. His presence on baseball broadcasts, his legacy as a hustling, overachieving player, and his partial admissions of malfeasance have worked to win popular opinion, if not the outlook of the sports Fourth Estate, to his side. “It’s going to be great for the families”.
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One reason for the widespread interest from front offices in the possible Cuba games is getting their franchises in the spotlight in a country that develops a lot of baseball prospects.
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There has been a push by a few owners to increase netting after a number of fans were seriously injured by foul balls and bats entering the stands this past season. “We are going to have an extended conversation on the topic next week and we’ll see how it turns out”.
