BIZMLB Names ALPB As Its First Partner League The ALPB will meet regularly with MLB to discuss marketing and promotional opportunities across leagues. by Maggie Shepherd September 23, 2020 Major League Baseball announced earlier today that it has named the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball its first “Partner League,” in an agreement which will last through the 2023 season.The ALPB will meet regularly with MLB to discuss marketing and promotional opportunities across leagues. Both leagues also plan to further expand upon their shared goal of providing baseball to communities across the United States. Through this agreement between the leagues, this further permits the MLB to text experimental playing rules and equipment during the Atlantic League games.Previously, during the 2019 season, the MLB and ALPB joined forces to test the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which used radar tracking technology to assist home plate umpires in calling balls and strikes. The ABS testing was concluded to be successful and was approved to be implemented in MLB Spring Training earlier in 2020. The ALPB additionally tested rules which limited defensive shifting, mound visits, shortening inning breaks, and larger bases.Morgan Sword, MLB’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Economics & Operations expressed his enthusiasm for the two leagues, saying “We are excited to extend our relationship with the Atlantic League, which provides us a unique means to push the sport forward. The Atlantic League clubs and players have been great partners to us as we jointly test ways to make our game even more interesting and engaging to fans.”“The Atlantic League is inspired by the evolution of its relationship with Major League Baseball and thrilled to be named their first Partner League,” said ALPB President Rick White after the partnership was announced. “We value MLB’s confidence in ALPB and look forward to advancing our sport together.” Post Views: 69The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsMaggie ShepherdLatest posts by Maggie Shepherd (see all) New York Mets Launch Mr. Met Digital Bobblehead Giveaway - September 24, 2020 MLB Names ALPB As Its First Partner League - September 23, 2020 Lindsey Vonn to Host New Amazon Prime Series “The Pack” - August 13, 2020 Yankees to Honor Hank Steinbrenner During 2020 Season - July 22, 2020 Related TopicsALPBAtlantic LeagueBaseballFeatureMajor League BaseballMLBMLB-ALPB Agreement Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 69: WFAN’s Al Dukes (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 12, 2021 The Most Catastrophic Boat Trip Since the Titanic; the New York Giants by John Venezia | posted on October 4, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 68: WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on January 7, 2021 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020More in BIZ The End Of NBCSNNBCUniversal will shutter its NBCSN sports network, and move some of its top sports properties to... Michigan Legalizes Online Sports BettingSports betting has been legal in Michigan since the end of 2019, but you... You Know I’m Right, Episode 72: SNY’s Eamon McAnaney (Audio/Video)On the 72nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... LeBron Aligned with Pepsi and is Leaving Coca-Cola For PepsiLebron is Leaving Coca-Cola for Pepsi: After eighteen long years, LeBron is leaving Coca-Cola... For Peter Peña, a baseball career has come full circle 2020 Borough Cup Championships Played Without Error (VIDEO)