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World Record Attempt Brings Attention To Home Gardening, Food Access
History could be made Friday night at a baseball game in Morgantown — but it won’t have anything to do with the ball game.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Book Explores Minor League Baseball Lore
Announcer Tim Hagerty says there’s more to baseball than just the game. He’s the author of “Tales from the Dugout: 1,001 Humorous, Inspirational & Wild Anecdotes from Minor League Baseball,” which takes a look at sillier parts of America’s favorite pastime. Bill Lynch spoke with Hagerty about minor league ball and even baseball in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSillier Side Of Minor League Baseball And A Look At New Film ‘King Coal,’ This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s latest documentary is called “King Coal.” The imaginative film focuses on central Appalachia, how coal mining has influenced its culture and how that may be changing. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Sheldon and co-producer Molly Born about the film.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMariners Don't Renew MLB Affiliate Status for West Virginia Power Baseball Team
The West Virginia Power will no longer maintain an affiliation with Major League Baseball.The announcement on Wednesday came after the Seattle Mariners made a decision on reducing the number of minor-league affiliates across the country. The team had been one of Seattle’s Low-Class A affiliates in its South Atlantic League since 2019.
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Morgantown Black Bears To Join Special Draft League
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Monday that the minor league Morgantown Black Bears will become part of the organization’s professional draft league.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBluefield Blue Jays, Princeton Rays Part Of New College Wood-Bat Format In 2021
Minor League Baseball detailed plans on Tuesday to reformat its Appalachian League to a summer “wood-bat” program for emerging college freshman and sophomore athletes.
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