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ALBALADEJO / MASON ASSIGNED MANAGER ROLES FOR 2020 SEASON SERIES

WASHINGTON, PA – Earlier this month, the Empire Baseball League welcomed Manager of the York Revolution of the Atlantic League, Mark Mason, and former 5 year major league veteran and Atlantic League coach Jonathan Albaladejo to the Empire League family to coach in the league.  Today, Mark Mason was assigned Manager duties for the Saranac Lake Surge and Jonathan Albaladejo will become the first manager of the Tupper  Lake Riverpigs.

This will allow players in the Empire League to get a scouted by theses high level elite coaches as they are looking to fill their rosters for the 2021 season.

The Empire Baseball League could not be more proud to have these coaches in the organization to provide future opportunities for the players of the league.

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6 MORE MLB ORGANIZATIONS CONFIRM SCOUTS ATTENDING

WASHINGTON, PA – The Empire Baseball League will add on to  the scouts confirming their attendance to the 2020 Empire League Tryout Camp and Season Series.

Today , 6 more Major League Baseball Organizations  have confirmed that  scouts will be attending the Empire League Summer Tryout Camp.

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EMPIRE LEAGUE WELCOMES MANAGER OF YORK REVOLUTION MARK MASON

WASHINGTON, PA –   The Empire Baseball League welcomes York Revolution Manager of the Atlantic League Mark Mason to the Empire League family as a mentor and instructor for the 2020 Instructional Series. Mason will also be looking to sign players to complete 2020 Atlantic League rosters. He joins American Association coach Jonathan Albaladejo of the Landcaster Barnstormers as two elite coaches to be scouting and mentoring in the Empire League during 2020 camp and series.

Mark Mason enters his eighth season at the helm of the York Revolution in 2020. With 494 victories in addition to the 2017 Atlantic League championship, he is the winningest manager in Revolution history.
The longest-tenured manager in club history and tied for the longest-tenured active manager in the league, Mason also enters his 11th overall season on the staff in 2020, matching Enohel Polanco for longest-tenured staff member in club history. The two have been part of 715 combined victories.
Since Mason’s arrival in 2010, the Revs have had 29 players signed in-season by Major League organizations, 18 of whom have come from Mason’s pitching staffs.  Nine of those pitchers and 10 total players have made it to the Major Leagues. Lefty Justin Hampson (York ’10) worked a 1.80 ERA in 13 appearances for the New York Mets in 2012. Right-hander Shawn Hill, who began the 2012 season with the Revolution where he did not allow a run in 27.2 innings as a star, finished that season in the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen, earning a win with three scoreless innings against the New York Yankees in his lone appearance. Lefty Scott Rice (York ‘11) made the New York Mets Opening Day roster in 2013 for his Major League debut, and earned four wins in 73 appearances with a 3.71 ERA.  Four more were promoted to the big leagues in 2014 alone. Southpaw Ian Thomas (York ’12) made his Major League debut and the Atlanta Braves Opening Day roster. Righty Julio DePaula (York ’13, ’14) was called up by the Baltimore Orioles on July 7, just 11 days after his contract was purchased from the Revolution. Left-hander Ryan Feierabend (York ’12) earned a call-up by the Texas Rangers that same month. Corner infielder Andy Marte (York ’13) was called up by Arizona on July 31 and homered as a pinch-hitter in his first at-bat for the Diamondbacks that night. Lefty Edward Paredes (York ‘13-15) earned the win in his Major League debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 24, 2017, and worked a 3.24 ERA in 10 appearances before going 2-0 in 2018. Lefty Ross Detwiler opened the 2018 season in York’s starting rotation and returned to the Majors with the Seattle Mariners that same season. In 2019, Detwiler went from Revs Opening Day starter to the Major Leagues with the Chicago White Sox in a span of about two months. The 2019 season also saw Feierabend return to the big leagues with Toronto and RHP Zac Grotz (York ’18) make his Major League debut with Seattle.
The Empire League welcomes Mark Mason and is excited for the mentorship and recruitment for the players of the Empire League.
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OPENING DAY OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES SET TO SEPTEMBER 1ST

WASHINGTON, PA – The Empire Baseball League has announced the official  start date of the 2020 Instructional Series.

The League is looking to begin the Series games on September 1, 2020. The League will hold its Summer Series Showcase Camp on August 28th and will end on August 31st where all teams will have to finalize their rosters.

To register for camp, click here.

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EMPIRE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES DATES AND LOCATION FOR 2020 CAMP & SEASON

WASHINGTON, PA – The Empire Baseball Organization has announced the official date and location for the 2020 Camp and season series. Both the Camp and Series will be held at  the Washington Wild Things  Stadium home of the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League.

Due to the recurring Covid-19 restrictions and cases, The Empire League has chosen to opt out of hosting the event in its back up location of Ft Myers, Florida and will run operation in Washington Pennsylvania.

The Wild Things venue owners and management welcome the Empire program with open arms and want to help facilitate operations for the 2020 campaign.  The Stadium is currently hosting the Heritage League, which is one of the best Summer season programs in the country for players   looking to  improve their careers.   The Empire Series will not only welcome several  Empire League teams, but also welcome teams from the Heritage League to participate in the Empire Series.   The Blacksox Pro Baseball Club and its Director Joe Torre  played a key role in the great execution of the Heritage League along with the Washington Wild Things.  The Empire League is set to be an exciting one to help players get the needed playtime to be ready for Winter Leagues and showcase for Pro Contracts in 2021.

To participate in this incredible Professional Baseball Showcase that will be heavily scouted by Atlantic League, Frontier League and American Association Teams along with International Pro Winter Leagues visit Click Here.

The stadium is located at   1 Washington Federal Way, Washington, PA 15301.   Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township, a suburb of Washington, Pennsylvania.

Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands. ProGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010.

The stadium was known as Falconi Field until April 12, 2007, when Consol Energy and Washington County Family Entertainment entered a naming rights partnership to rename the complex CONSOL Energy Park.  Consol Energy has let the naming rights deal expire as of January 2017.

The venue will finish hosting the current league taking place which concludes at end of August and will look to do the same for Empire in September.

The Empire Summer camp will be held on August 28-31, 2020 with check in for players on August 28th. The Modified Season will begin immediately after camp on September 1st. Players that want to play in the empire league must attend camp in order to be eligible to be selected into the league. Due to covid-19 housing restrictions and guidelines, all players must provide their own housing for camp and for the season.   Click Here to register.

 

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