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Minor League Baseball Owners Headed To Pensacola
October 20, 2011
The newest member of Minor League Baseball’s Southern League, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, will host owners and representatives from other Southern League teams at a league meeting this weekend on Pensacola Beach.
The meeting, an off-season gathering of team owners and front office staff, is a yearly conference focusing on the business aspects of the league and the various legal, technical, and financial aspects of the baseball industry. As the Southern League’s newest member, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos volunteered to host the meeting.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos president Bruce Baldwin said the conference would be an opportunity to introduce Pensacola to the rest of the league.
“All of these teams have heard of Pensacola, and know about the Blue Wahoos. As the newest member of the Southern League, we thought it would be a great way to connect with the other teams, and at the same time to show them what a great city Pensacola is, if we hosted the owners’ meeting here. Almost all of these teams are within a day trip to Pensacola,” said Baldwin. “And this meeting gives us a chance to not only show off this great location for baseball, but also build a positive perception of Pensacola around the Southeast,” Baldwin said.
Representatives from Minor League baseball teams across the Southeast will attend the conference, to be held at the Springhill Suites Marriott on Pensacola Beach. Attendees will participate in the conference meetings, dine at local restaurants, and tour the stadium at the Community Maritime Park. Baldwin said he was hopeful that the meetings would give the other team owners and executives a chance to see Pensacola up close.
“My colleagues in baseball are already talking about Pensacola – they know about the Blue Wahoos, they know about the waterfront stadium, and they’re learning about our City. Now they’ll get to see first-hand what a great place this is,” Baldwin continued. “I’m excited for the Blue Wahoos to host this meeting, to show off our new home at the Maritime Park, and to support our local community.”
The Southern League is comprised of ten teams in two divisions, and Pensacola is the latest member of a select group of 90 cities across the country that host major-league baseball affiliates.
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