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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 507 

Supporting Minor League Baseball. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2020 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 

LEAHY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BROWN, Mr. MANCHIN, 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. ERNST, Ms. 

WARREN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. KAINE, and Mr. COTTON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting Minor League Baseball. 

Whereas, each season for 15 consecutive years, more than 

40,000,000 fans have attended a Minor League Baseball 

game; 

Whereas Minor League Baseball provides wholesome, affordable entertainment in 160 communities throughout the 

United States; 

Whereas, in 2018, Minor League Baseball clubs— 

(1) donated more than $45,000,000 in cash and inkind gifts to the communities in which those clubs were 

located; and 

(2) completed more than 15,000 volunteer hours; 


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•SRES 507 IS 

Whereas the economic stimulus and development provided by 

Minor League Baseball clubs extends beyond the cities 

and towns where Minor League Baseball games are 

played to a wide range of diverse geographic areas in 

which 80 percent of the people of the United States are 

located; 

Whereas Minor League Baseball is committed to promoting 

diversity and inclusion through— 

(1) the Copa de la Diversio ́n initiative; 

(2) the MiLB Pride initiative; 

(3) the Fostering Inclusion through Education and 

Leadership Development Program (commonly known as 

the ‘‘FIELD Program’’); and 

(4) the Women in Baseball Leadership initiative; 

Whereas Minor League Baseball is the first touchpoint with 

the ‘‘national pastime’’ for millions of youth, and the only 

touchpoint for youth located in communities far from cities in which Major League Baseball clubs are located; 

Whereas Congress has enacted numerous statutory exemptions and immunities to preserve and sustain— 

(1) a system for Minor League Baseball; and 

(2) the relationship between Minor League Baseball 

and Major League Baseball; 

Whereas the proposed abandonment of 42 Minor League 

Baseball clubs by Major League Baseball would devastate 

communities, bond purchasers, and other stakeholders 

that rely on the economic stimulus that those Minor 

League Baseball clubs provide; 

Whereas Minor League Baseball facilities not only house the 

affiliated team, but also serve as venues for community 

events and other sporting competitions; 


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•SRES 507 IS 

Whereas Minor League Baseball clubs enrich the lives of millions of people in the United States each year through 

economic, social, cultural, and charitable contributions; 

and 

Whereas the preservation of Minor League Baseball clubs in 

160 communities across the United States is in the public interest, as those clubs will continue to provide affordable, family-friendly entertainment to those communities: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the preservation of Minor League 

3 Baseball clubs in 160 communities across the United 

4 States; 

5 (2) recognizes the unique social, economic, and 

6 historical contributions that Minor League Baseball 

7 has made to the lives and culture of the people of 

8 the United States; and 

9 (3) encourages the continuation in 160 commu10 nities across the United States of the 117-year foun11 dation of Minor League Baseball through the contin12 ued affiliation of the Minor League Baseball clubs in 

13 those communities with Major League Baseball. 

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