Facts For Immediate Release Thursday, July 7, 2011 • Nearly 1,900 former Fall Leaguers have reached the Rebranding, New Logos Celebrate major leagues • Over 200 MLB All-Stars 20th Arizona Fall League Season • 9 MLB MVPs Phoenix, Arizona — The Arizona •Jason Giambi Fall League celebrates its 20th season with •Josh Hamilton •Ryan Howard a new look. MLB has rebranded the league •Joe Mauer with a new logo in addition to new logos for •Justin Morneau each of its six clubs. •Dustin Pedroia “As we complete our second decade •Albert Pujols •Jimmy Rollins of service to , our •Joey Votto league’s rebranding adds a contemporary • 3 Award winners look to recognize our growth and impact • on the baseball industry in addition to capturing the feel of our ideal location in • (2) Arizona,” offers Fall League Director Steve Cobb. •Brandon Webb Major League Baseball created the Arizona Fall League (AFL) in 1992 to • 3 World Series MVPs serve as an off-season “graduate school” for top prospects. The AFL often is known •Jermaine Dye as a showcase league because its players have the opportunity to display their skills •David Eckstein •Derek Jeter for baseball scouts, general managers and farm directors. For baseball fans, it’s a 40- day Valley of the Sun homestand featuring many of baseball’s elite prospects. • 20 MLB Rookies-of-the-Year Long-time baseball executive, current special assistant to the president of the • 8 All-Star Game MVPs and Phoenix resident Roland Hemond is considered the • 51 MLB Silver Sluggers “Architect of the Arizona Fall League.” His dream to create a six-week off-season league for baseball’s top prospects in Arizona each fall became reality when the • 46 MLB Gold Glove Awards Arizona Fall League began play in 1992 after he spent years selling the concept to • 9 MLB batting champions baseball’s hierarchy — first general managers, then owners. • 12 MLB season hits leaders The league’s 20th season begins Tuesday, October 4. • 8 MLB season RBI leaders — afl — • 7 MLB season homer leaders • 11 MLB season stolen-base leaders • 29 MLB managers • 34 MLB umpires

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