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Aug 28 2008

Ripken Baseball and Rays Purchase Team

Published by hcbb10 at 11:28 am under Affiliates, News and Notes, Teams Edit This

Ripken Baseball and the Tampa Bay rays announced on Wednesday that they had jointly purchased the minor league team that plays at Vero Beach, Florida.

The team will serve as the Rays Class-A affiliate in the Florida State League and will make its home in Port Charlotte beginning in 2009.

It was also announced that Ripken Baseball has hired Joe Hart as the team’s General Manager. Hart is the former GM of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. They are affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers in the Pacific Coast League.

Cal Ripken Jr., in honor of the purchase, attending the Rays’ game on Wednesday and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

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