PRESS RELEASE
 
 Lafayette
 Town of Ramapo
 Christopher P. St. Lawrence
Supervisor
For Immediate Release - June 23, 2010
Contact: Phil Tisi - (845) 357-5100 x201
 
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RAMAPO UNVEILS OWNERSHIP LINEUP FOR NEW BASEBALL FRANCHISE
FORMER YANKEE JOHN FLAHERTY PART OF OWNERSHIP TEAM

Ramapo, NY - Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence announced today that an agreement has been reached between Bottom 9 Baseball, LLC, and the Ramapo Local Development Corporation to bring professional baseball to Rockland County in the summer of 2011.  Bottom 9 Baseball, which has a strong background in minor and major league baseball operations, is assembling the team that will play their home games in Ramapo's new state-of-the-art baseball facility.

 

"The ownership group is comprised of individuals who have deep roots in New York's winning baseball history and a proven record of enhancing the excitement that America's pastime provides," said Supervisor St. Lawrence.  "With their extensive experience in the baseball industry and their connection and commitment to the Rockland County community, this ownership lineup will employ a winning strategy to ensure that professional baseball in the Town of Ramapo will be enormously successful."

 

"The visionary leadership in the Town of Ramapo combined with fan enthusiasm for baseball in the tri-state market drew us to this area," said Ken Lehner, a spokesman for Bottom 9 Baseball.  "We look forward to developing one of the best baseball organizations in the country."

 

Bottom 9 Baseball is made up of several noteworthy investors, including Pearl River resident and former Major League Baseball player John Flaherty, Westchester native Stephen Mulvey, whose family was a part owner of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for over three generations, and Rockland resident Michael Aglialoro, the President of the Clarkstown Education Foundation and a Trustee of the Kips Bay Boys/Girls Club. 

 

"The location, the people involved, and the chance to offer families in Rockland and the surrounding communities an affordable setting for professional baseball means everything to me," said John Flaherty, who currently serves as a studio analyst for the YES Network's Yankee telecasts.

 

"This project is an economic home run for Rockland County, which will generate revenue for the Town of Ramapo, and create excitement and great entertainment for baseball fans and families throughout the Hudson Valley and the greater New York area," said Supervisor St. Lawrence.

 

For team updates and information, visit www.rocklandbaseballteam.com.

 
Town of Ramapo
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