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 Major League Baseball, our •Joey Votto league’s rebranding adds a contemporary • 3 Cy Young Award winners look to recognize our growth and impact •Chris Carpenter on the baseball industry in addition to capturing the feel of our ideal location in •Roy Halladay (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 Arizona Diamondbacks 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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