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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings from St. Petersburg – <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Minor League Baseball (MiLB) ‘Fostering Inclusion through Education and Leadership Development’ (FIELD) Program is now accepting application for the class of 2017!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dates: </b>August 7 – 11, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Location: </b>Minor League Baseball Headquarters (St. Petersburg, Florida)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cost: </b>$250 plus cost of travel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where to Apply: </b><a href="https://diversity.milb.net/field_program.aspx">https://diversity.milb.net/field_program.aspx</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Deadline to Apply: </b>March 31, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last summer, Minor League Baseball hosted 25 students from 7 different colleges and universities during a week-long program designed to introduce students to the game and business of baseball. Last year’s group participated in group projects,
professional development sessions focused on sales training and resume building in addition to hearing from a number of industry executives who instantly became a part of their network. We visited McKechnie Field to watch the Bradenton Marauders during an
evening of leisure and shadowed the staff at Spectrum Field to get a first-hand experience at what it’s like working in Minor League Baseball. Every department in our office made presentations to the group so that the role of central headquarters was clear,
and Michael Hill, President of Baseball Operations for the Miami Marlins, made the keynote presentation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After spending the week in St. Petersburg, Florida, students were paired with mentors in the industry who would assist with their preparation for the 2016 PBEO Job Fair at the Baseball Winter Meetings. 23 of the 25 students who participated
in the FIELD Program attended the Baseball Winter Meetings. Their experience yielded
<b>60 interviews and 24 job offers!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are very excited to be bringing this program back and hope that students from your institution are interested in participating! If you would like more information on the program, please visit our web page (<a href="https://diversity.milb.net/field_program.aspx">https://diversity.milb.net/field_program.aspx</a>)
and feel free to reach out to me directly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#0D2240">VINCENT PIERSON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D2240">MANAGER OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0D2240">Minor League Baseball<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">9550 16<sup>th</sup> St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002A5B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">ph 727.456.1704 | fx 727.821.5819<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:VPierson@MiLB.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F">VPierson@MiLB.com</span></a><span style="color:#7F7F7F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.milb.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="55" height="34" style="width:.5729in;height:.3541in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.png@01D29D6C.87B328A0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D02FE6.06BEB750"></span></a><span style="font-size:4.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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