A new adventure in around the corner. I will serve as a pitching coach in the newly former Appalachian League My new team has been coined, The Greenville Flyboys. The Appalachian League is and will be a summer collegiate baseball league that is part of the MLB and USA Baseball Prospect Pipeline, a pathway for amateur baseball players in the United States. The league will be an integral part of the identification and development process for USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and other national teams.
The Appy League is one of the longest running leagues in professional baseball history. It began originally began in 1911. This is a 10 team league. There will be a 54 game schedule. I and my partner, Road Momma will chronicle, unbiasedly, the daily happenings of The ” Appy League” life. The journey will begin on June 1st as I leave the comforts of Cary for the unknown( well, for me anyway).
I have worked a lot of leagues in the past 33 years but never this one. I have been to Princeton, WV as the Cincinnati Reds had a Rookie level team there years ago. Princeton is a member of the Appalachian League, by the way. This should be a fun season, very eye opening. Let’s don’t forget I was in the Major Leagues from 2012 to 2018. I see this as an opportunity. I have not been seen by the baseball community since 2019 and out of sight and out of mind as the saying goes. This will be a fun ride and I will keep you updated each day. Oh, the co-writer you ask, Road Momma. I will let her introduce herself. All as I can say is she has argued in front of the Supreme Court, ran the Disney Marathon and adopted an entire baseball team in 2019. Stay tuned.
Mack
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