VIERA, FL –  The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball hosted their annual Prospect Dugout Tryout event over the weekend in which many talented players attended.

Joey Skov stood out  and will now be joining the Tupper Lake Riverpigs for the 2021 Season. Skov comes into his first professional season and Empire League directors believe he will be in this game for a long time.

“I mean he ran a 6.3 60yard dash, has a great arm from the Outfield, can hit the ball out of the park to either side. He just needs a little experience. We are excited to see what he can do for the Riverpigs this year.” – Jerry Gonzalez

Skov is a 21 year old, 6’5 210 lb. Centerfielder from Leesburg, Virginia.  He is the first Riverpigs player signed for the 2021 season.

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VIERA, FL – The Atlantic League hosted their annual tryout by Prospect Dugout over the weekend in which 3 Empire League players were selected.

Catcher Luis Touron, catcher with the New York Explorers of the Empire League, was selected by the newest franchise of the Atlantic League in Gastonia Honey Hunters.

Catcher Ryan Dickt, also a catcher with the New York Explorers of the Empire League, was selected by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs , while Utility player and Empire League prospect Edgar Lebron was selected by the Long Island Ducks.

Everyone that knows the Empire way knows that it’s never been about the Empire League. It’s always been about providing the highest opportunity possible for players! The Empire League is for players that need the professional experience until the right window of opportunity opens. Being of service as a minor league system to these other professional Leagues is a great privilege. Today we congratulate these players signed to the Atlantic League at this years great  Prospect Dugout Pro Camp. Great job Prospect Dugout on a excellent Pro Camp! For upcoming tryout opportunities join us in York, PA on April 16th and Florida in May 17th! Visit the Tryouts Link for details.

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Saranac Lake, NY –  The Empire Baseball League is honored to welcome Prep Baseball Report – New York (PBR-NY) to the family in a role of providing analytical data and video to the six Empire League teams prior to the regular season in 2021.

PBR-NY’s relationships with Trackman and Blast Motion will help provide critical and verified data to the Empire League players as they continue to pursue their professional careers, either from a developmental purpose or to provide concrete and trusted numbers to other independent leagues or MLB affiliates.  The Empire League will be the first Independent Professional League receiving this exclusive service.  This will help maximize each player’s opportunity to market themselves and allow the Empire League to provide verified data.

I’m extremely excited to bring our scouting services to the professional Empire League this summer, offering out our staff and technology during the league wide scout day in early June. We have been following the progress of the Empire League from the start and everything from their front office to their operations has been top notch. We will bring our technology, our platform, and our boots-on-the-ground approach to the Empire League players in hopes of helping them progress in their professional careers – Dan Cevette President of PBR-New York & Pennsylvania

This great partnership is just another step forward for the Empire League as it continues its efforts at improving their platform year in and year out. In Addition this partnership will cause for a major improvement in the Adirondacks, Upstate NY and the Empire League region, as PBR events will become available to help expose the talented youth, and High School talent in the Leagues Region.

We are not looking to compete with anyone. Players can choose any avenue they want to progress in their pro baseball careers, but what we do take pride in is being able to do our very best at helping the players that come to us for our services and we want them to get to the highest levels possible.  Every year we make adjustments to our program to keep improving and maximize player opportunities, and this is a huge step for the Empire League. I also want to keep building a new culture to help the youth and the future of this great game. – Eddie Gonzalez Empire League President.

For Camp information,  and opportunities at having the Empire League scouting source PBR showcase all player skills, register for our camps by clicking the Tryouts Link.

It’s exciting that we get to have an organization like PBR-NY provide such important services with how baseball has become with analytics.  To be able to share such important information with the right scouting departments is extremely beneficial for the players of the Empire League. – Jerry Gonzalez Player Procurement Specialist

For more information about Prep Baseball Report – New York, please visit the  HERE.

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Saranac Lake, NY – Empire League has one mission and that mission is not having players play in the Empire League, but rather to achieve an MLB affiliate Leagues or direct MLB organization.

For that Reason our Tryout camps are all designed to expose player talent with MLB partnered Leagues like the Frontier, American Association or Atlantic, along with direct MLB Scouting. For that reason we provide the best possible Baseball showcase and data exposure available in the land.

For a chance to be seen and on the exposure data base that is shared with all Leagues and scouting departments players can attend our National Camps.

Empire Pro Baseball will host 3 camps this year. One in April, May, and the main Spring Training camp in June.

The first will be with be at PeoplesBank Park home of our great Pro Ball Network, York Revolution of the Atlantic League on April 16-18.

The second will Be in May 17-18 in Ft Myers, Florida, and Third, our Main Spring Training Camp will be in New York or Delaware June 6th to the 10th pending on Pandemic regulations.

Our mission is getting players to the MLB partnered Leagues, but those that need development and exposure have the Empire League as a platform to showcase skills to prove them selves.

For registration information click on tryouts link on our website at   empireproleague.com

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Saranac Lake, NY –  The Empire League, a league loved by many for its great reputation at giving players a chance to put up numbers, showcase their skills and be signed with MLB partnered Pro Leagues will look to have a regular 2021 Season.

After most Minor Leagues were cancelled in 2020 due to the Pandemic Covid regulations, only one League had a credited season which was the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. The Empire League did not have its regular season but did have a Fall Exposure Developmental Season to keep players in shape and providing recruitment for those that participated. Today, Baseball Director Eddie Gonzalez confirmed that now that things are improving and things could go back to some normalcy, the Empire League will look to fully operate in 2021 its regular Full Season of 50 games with 6 Teams unless Covid regulations cause a modified league which would at least be of 4 Teams.

Although the league has not confirmed what teams will participate in 2021, the league is certain that it will be 6 or at least 4 teams with regular compensation for players.

We have confirmed great camp Locations to expose the talents of many players that Belong in Pro Baseball and we look forward to having camps in April, May and June of 2021.

For up to date detailed information, keep an eye on the Leagues daily updates by visiting www.Empireproleague.com

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