VIDEO: MLB coming down on Little League Baseball

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 VIDEO: MLB coming down on Little League Baseball
Major League Baseball is coming down on Little League teams that are using one of the 30 professional team nicknames. In a story released today by the Associated Press, MLB has told several teams that they are not allowed to be called the Red Sox, Cubs, Yankees or any of the other MLB team names unless they buy their uniforms directly from Majestic Athletic. [link]

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