FILE PHOTO: Teams line up along the baselines during the playing of the national anthem before the first game, in the inaugural season, of the State College Spikes baseball team in State College, Pa. on Tuesday, June 20, 2006.
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Governor warns of harm from changes to minor league baseball
Gov. Tom Wolf says the proposal will be economically harmful to three Pennsylvania communities.
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The Associated Press
Pat Little / AP Photo
FILE PHOTO: Teams line up along the baselines during the playing of the national anthem before the first game, in the inaugural season, of the State College Spikes baseball team in State College, Pa. on Tuesday, June 20, 2006.
(Harrisburg) — Governor Tom Wolf wants Major League Baseball to rethink a restructuring plan that would affect three minor league teams in his state.
He wrote to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred to express concern about the impact on the Erie SeaWolves, the Williamsport Crosscutters and the State College Spikes.
The Professional Baseball Agreement between Major League Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues expires after the 2020 season.
The restructuring proposal would lead to 42 teams being dropped from their circuits.
Major league teams say they spend nearly $500 million annually in salary to support the minor leagues but get back only $18 million.
Wolf says the current proposal will put players and employees out of jobs and be economically harmful to host communities.
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