MLB Dreams Kept Alive for Ballplayers in Atlantic League

Since 1998, the Atlantic League has served independently both as a launching pad and retooling stop for professional baseball players.
MLB Dreams Kept Alive for Ballplayers in Atlantic League
Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks are celebrating their 25th season in 2025. Courtesy of Long Island Ducks
Donald Laible
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Major League Baseball dreams remain alive in the independent Atlantic League.

For many ballplayers aspiring for a roster spot with one of the 30 MLB clubs, or with an affiliated minor league team, they learn the sad reality that there isn’t always room for them. Between contracts or being cut from tryout camps, while waiting for another opportunity to remain on MLB’s radar of relevance, this is where independent “partner leagues” become essential for agents looking to keep their clients in spikes and swinging bats.

Donald Laible
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.