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MLB Draft League team owner says new developmental baseball entity represents industry upgrade

Chuck Greenberg, chairman and managing partner of the State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Chuck Greenberg, veteran minor league baseball club owner and chairman and managing partner of the State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes discusses the historic shift of the franchise from the lower-levels of professional baseball to a new amateur league aimed at showcasing draft-eligible players.

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