Washington, DC
At a press conference today, the American Baseball League was formally announced to the public. The founders of the National Baseball League and the unnamed league, who both previously announced leagues to compete with Major League Baseball have joined forces with the former player’s union. The American Baseball League is set to begin play in the 1974 season. Joe Foss, the former commissioner of the American Football League, Chub Feeney, former National League President, and Lee McPhail, former general manager for the New York Yankees will act as co-commissioners for the new league.
Today’s press conference featured all three co-commissioners along with a handful of former Major League Baseball players, including Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Steve Carlton, and Yogi Berra. Details were scarce, but all three men promised that they have a strong base of committed owners and players, and guaranteed they would be the top professional baseball league in not only America, but the world. Additional details are scheduled to be revealed at a press conference on August 13th.