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VIDEO: MLB coming down on Little League Baseball

by Tony Baldwin on May 27th, 2008

Major League Baseball is coming down on Little League teams that are using one of the 30 professional team nicknames. In a story released today by the Associated Press, MLB has told several teams that they are not allowed to be called the Red Sox, Cubs, Yankees or any of the other MLB team names unless they buy their uniforms directly from Majestic Athletic.

This is ridiculous. Majestic is the official supplier for MLB uniforms, but it shouldn’t be for Little League teams. It is really expensive. I can’t believe that MLB is coming down on these teams, especially since these little baseball players look up to these teams and enjoy putting on a Yankees jersey before playing their game. It’s time MLB rethinks this move.

As you will see from the video below, these teams have to start using other nicknames that are not associated with MLB. You can only wonder how long until Minor League Baseball stops the use of their names/logos in Little Leagues around the country.

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