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Commissioner1997 season

New York Yankees Relocating to Philadelphia

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 287Read Time: 2 min

The Doubleday Baseball League officially announces that the New York Yankees franchise will be relocating and rebranding as the Philadelphia Phillies beginning with the 1998 season. The Yankees organi...

Commissioner1996 season

Cleveland Spiders Leadership Update

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 138Read Time: 1 min

The Doubleday Baseball League would like to announce that Turnpike has been removed from ownership of the Cleveland Spiders organization. We would like to sincerely thank Turnpike for their time, dedi...

Commissioner1997 season

Draft Class Imported into StatsPlus

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 144Read Time: 1 min

The Doubleday Baseball League would like to announce that the 1997 Draft Class has officially been imported into StatsPlus. In addition, the official draft order has now been loaded, and organizations...

Commissioner1997 season

1997 Rookie Draft Schedule Announcement

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 241Read Time: 2 min

The Doubleday Baseball League would like to officially announce that the 1998 Rookie Draft will begin on Friday, June 12th at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. Draft start times by time zone are as follows: • Pac...

Commissioner1997 season

Reminder: Franchise Contract System Phase-Out

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 149Read Time: 1 min

The Doubleday Baseball League would like to remind all organizations that the Franchise Contract system remains scheduled to be phased out following the 2001 season. As previously announced, teams may...

Commissioner1997 season

Clubhouse Demand Numbers Now Available

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 105Read Time: 1 min

The Doubleday Baseball League would like to announce that updated player demand numbers for both Extensions and Restricted Free Agents are now available on team pages within the Clubhouse Portal. Owne...

Commissioner1997 season

Ownership Update – Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 172Read Time: 1 min

Ownership Update – Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles The Doubleday Baseball League is pleased to announce that new ownership has officially been secured for two franchises enter...

Commissioner1997 season

Seattle Pilots Relocating to Las Vegas

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 212Read Time: 2 min

The Doubleday Baseball League officially announces that the ownership group of the Seattle Pilots has successfully negotiated a franchise relocation agreement with the DBL League Office. Beginning nex...

End of Season Awards1997 season

1997 DBL Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 88Read Time: 1 min

1997 DBL Most Valuable Player The Doubleday Baseball League is proud to announce the winner of the 1997 Federal League Most Valuable Player. Barry Bonds of the Boston Red Sox has been named the 1997 A...

End of Season Awards1997 season

1997 DBL Gold Glove Award Winners

Author: Kate Prescott Release Date: Words: 137Read Time: 1 min

1997 DBL Gold Gloves The Doubleday Baseball League is proud to announce the winner of the 1997 Federal League Gold Gloves SP: Rene Arocha - St. Louis Cardinals C: Ivan Rodriguez - Orlando Devil Rays 1...