{"id":351898,"date":"2021-09-17T06:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T20:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=351898"},"modified":"2021-09-17T06:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T20:03:31","slug":"sbl-looking-for-national-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sbl-looking-for-national-players\/","title":{"rendered":"SBL looking for national players"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Saipan Baseball League finally has a start date for its training sessions for the CNMI National Baseball Team that will carry the Commonwealth\u2019s colors in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games set for June 2022. <\/p>\n

SBL president Jay Santos said there will be a mandatory meeting for players interested in trying out for the national team on Oct. 2 at 10am at the Northern Marianas Sports Association conference room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SBL is looking for a few good men to begin fall training and conditioning to prepare for the Pacific Mini Games in 2022. We hope to see the Pacific\u2019s best baseball players at the meeting on Oct. 2,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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While he laments the scrapping of the 2021 season of the SBL, Santos said the CNMI must continue to do its due diligence in preparing to field its best baseball team for the Mini Games next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo SBL season until next year. The renovation of the field will soon begin. No one is happy about it but it\u2019s beyond our control. We\u2019ve all missed the game we love so much\u2014baseball! For reasons beyond our control the SBL has not been able to organize a baseball season. But we need to get organized and start getting our competitive baseball juices flowing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In addition, SBL is also actively searching for a team manager and coaches for the CNMI National Baseball Team. <\/p>\n

If you believe you have the skillset and experience to bring home the gold medal at next year\u2019s Pacific Mini Games, contact Mark Flores at 285-1905 or Dave Attao at 789-1771.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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