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Orlando Dreamers announces MLB ambassador, next steps

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Pat Williams wanted to make the "Orlando Dreamers" a major league reality. Members of his team say that "dream" is still very much alive. Dreamers management announced a new MLB ambassador, Wednesday, former Cincinnati Reds player and hall-of-famer Barry Larkin.

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Newsweek

Baseball Hall of Famer Pushes Florida City as Possible Rays Relocation Site

Barry Larkin is the new face of a group trying to bring Major League Baseball to Florida's third-most populous urban area; could the Rays be that team?

29 days ago·United States

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Outkick

Hall Of Famer Barry Larkin Joins Push To Bring MLB To Orlando

Considering it's one of the biggest tourist cities on the planet, with good weather for most of the year, it's a bit of a surprise that there's virtually no pro baseball presence in Orlando.Sure, there's some in Daytona and nearby Lakeland, but there hasn't been much pro ball to speak of since the Atlanta Braves stopped holding their spring training at Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.So, that's likely one of the reasons a group …

30 days ago·Nashville, United States

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FOX13news

Could the Tampa Bay Rays move to Orlando? 'Dreamers' aim to make it happen

An Orlando-based group has its sights set on the Tampa Bay Rays as it looks to bring Major League Baseball to the 15th-largest media market in the country.

30 days ago·Florida, United States

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Orlando Sentinel

MLB Hall-of-Famer Barry Larkin wants to be the closer for Pat Williams’ Orlando baseball dream

Running off at the typewriter … Pat Williams’ dream is not dead yet. Nor are his Dreamers. In fact, the Orlando Dreamers — Williams’ late-life effort to bring Major League Baseball to Central Florida — are alive and well even in the wake of Williams’ passing last summer. Williams, the legendary co-founder of the Orlando Magic, was adamant that Central Florida is ripe for Major League Baseball and worked tirelessly in the final years of his life …

1 month ago·Orlando, United States

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