Search
 

Baseball Team Seeks Stadium Home in Mid-Michigan

BAY CITY, MI-The owner of a minor league baseball team and Democratic media consultant is gauging possible support for bringing a team to the Bay City area by 2006 if he gets a stadium.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on July 13, 2004

BAY CITY, MI-The owner of a Georgia minor league baseball team is making a pitch to bring a new team to Bay City. David Heller, owner of the Columbus, GA Catfish, hopes to buy another struggling Midwest ball club and relocate them in Bay City, should local leaders back him.

In March, Heller had officially offered to relocate a minor league team to Bay City by 2006 if a new stadium is built. Earlier this week, he again reaffirmed that promise in meetings with local leaders, although he stressed he wouldn’t move his Georgia team.

“I want to emphasize, it is our plan to acquire a Midwest League club and move it here,” Heller says. “It is not our intention to move our club’s franchise. There is no plan to move the Columbus team.”

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Unlimited access to GlobeSt and other free ALM publications
  • Access to 15 years of GlobeSt archives
  • Your choice of GlobeSt digital newsletters and over 70 others from popular sister publications
  • 1 free article* every 30 days across the ALM subscription network
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications

*May exclude premium content
Already have an account?

NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

GlobeSt

Join GlobeSt

Don't miss crucial news and insights you need to make informed commercial real estate decisions. Join GlobeSt.com now!

  • Free unlimited access to GlobeSt.com's trusted and independent team of experts who provide commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build business.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM and GlobeSt events.
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join GlobeSt

Copyright © 2024 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.