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OH SR59

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/19/2010

Primary Sponsor

Gary Cates

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Origin

Senate

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Memorializes MLB Commissioner Allen "Bud" Selig to select the Cincinnati Reds as the host team for the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Notes the Cincinnati Reds last hosted an All-Star Game in 1988 at Riverfront Stadium and have since constructed Great-American Ball Park
  • Highlights the Cincinnati Reds' history as the first professional baseball team, founded in 1866, with five World Series Championships and nine National League Pennants
  • States over thirty-five players, managers, and broadcasters from the Reds organization are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
  • Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the MLB Commissioner, Cincinnati Reds officials, and Ohio news media

Legislative Description

To memorialize the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Allen "Bud" Selig, to select the Cincinnati Reds as the host team of the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Last Action

Adopted

3/19/2010

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