Column: The Lehigh Valley IronPigs stadium renovations could be paid for with an amusement tax on tickets that would benefit Allentown and Lehigh County.
There is no denying the impact that Bryce Harper had when he started his rehab assignment with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Tuesday night.
The reigning MVP hit two home runs, scored three runs, and .
Tuesday was already set up to be a special night at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa. The hometown Lehigh Valley IronPigs transformed into the IronMutts and partnered with a dozen local rescue organizations in an effort to encourage adoptions of non-purebred dogs. Bryce Harper’s involvement was icing on the cake.
The Lehigh Valley IronMutts will take the field on August 23, as the IronPigs recognize important “underdogs” in the canine world: non-pedigreed mutts.
The Lehigh Valley had a long struggle to land a minor league baseball team that was affiliated with the major leagues.
For 48 years, the area was without affiliated minor league baseball and without .