SALISBURY — The Delmarva Shorebirds this week survived a purge of minor league baseball teams affiliated with big league teams and will remain a part of the Baltimore Orioles organization.
For months, there have been discussions about reorganizing Minor League Baseball teams and their affiliations with their parent Major League Baseball clubs. The Delmarva Shorebirds, which for over two decades have made their home a Perdue Stadium in Salisbury as the Orioles’ Class A affiliate, were generally considered immune from the potential reorganization, largely because of its outstanding facilities and strong fan base.
On Wednesday, the Orioles extended invitations to its minor league affiliates to continue their relationship with the big-league team and the Shorebirds made the list. The Frederick Keys were not as fortunate and were not extended an invitation to remain a Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Orioles.
Instead, the Keys will continue to play baseball in Frederick as part of a six-team unaffiliated MLB Draft League that will function as a showcase for draft-eligible college players. As a result of the changes announced on Wednesday, the Norfolk Tides will remain the Orioles’ AAA affiliate, while the Bowie Baysox will remain the club’s AA affiliate.
We don’t need sports anymore in our new Communist country
just give them a participation trophy cause they suck big time like the orioles!
Perdues big money and connections saved them this time around. After 4 years of Kamala we will be lucky to sit and watch a free little league ballgame.