FRESNO, CA – Mayor Lee Brand and Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer today issued the following statement in response to the letter sent by the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball to the ownership and management of the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Club stating that either it accept a demotion to the Single-A level or have no major league affiliation at all:
“We are extremely disappointed in the ultimatum given by Major League Baseball to the Fresno Grizzlies and their ownership at noon on the day before Thanksgiving, and we are firmly committed to stand side by side with our partners as they fight to keep Triple-A baseball in our great city. The Grizzlies have been an award-winning franchise both in management and marketing for over 20 years and the investment that the Grizzlies have made in this team and its facilities must not be dismissed. The City of Fresno is decidedly united with the Grizzlies in this endeavor to maintain our Triple-A legacy of success.”
