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Minor league baseball teams like the Richmond Flying Squirrels, seen here practicing before a game, could seek to recoup financial losses due the pandemic if a bipartisan bill proposed by Senator Mark Warner gets passed. (Photo: Ian Stewart/VPM News)
Baseball, America’s oldest past time, took a financial hit during the pandemic. But it was minor leagues that took the brunt of the bat when the pandemic shuttered their 2020 season.
To help them recover, Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine worked on a bipartisan bill called the Minor League Baseball Relief Act, which seeks to create a $550 million federal grant program. Besides Warner and Kaine, the bill was co-authored with Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).