A baseball team in Kalamazoo has banned MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred from its stadium for life due to his “crimes against baseball” and because he “stands in direct opposition” of fun.

It was a quintessential college summer league experience, an up-close look at a major league star long before his big break. The Appalachian League, formerly a Rookie-level minor league, will convert into a 10-team wood bat summer league in 2021 for college players entering their freshman and sophomore seasons. The problem is it’s going to put some of the smaller leagues out of business, I think.”Wood-bat college summer leagues have played a crucial role in the development of many major leaguers. Northwoods League Commissioner Ryan Voz holds a similar view and doesn't believe MLB's incursion is an existential threat on its own. The Cape and NECBL are members of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, a 12-league organization that receives funding from MLB.