{"id":298647,"date":"2021-07-14T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/john-catsimatidis-others-to-replace-the-staten-island-yankees\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:00:37","slug":"john-catsimatidis-others-to-replace-the-staten-island-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/john-catsimatidis-others-to-replace-the-staten-island-yankees\/","title":{"rendered":"#John Catsimatidis, others to replace the Staten Island Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#John Catsimatidis, others to replace the Staten Island Yankees<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Baseball is coming back to Staten Island.<\/p>\n

The Staten Island Yankees \u2014 a farm team for the Bronx Bombers which has been the launch pad for greats including Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrerra \u2014 was one of the 40-some Minor League teams that were tragically shuttered last year because of the pandemic and a massive reorganization of the Minors.<\/p>\n

But The Post has learned that a group of investors \u2014 which includes Gristedes mogul John Catsimatidis and Jersey politico Eric Shuffler, with more still to be named \u2014 is set to start a new team that will play out of the Richmond County Bank Ballpark on the shores of New York Harbor.<\/p>\n

Sources say that Merill Lynch alum, business mogul and ex-wife of Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, is also part of the conglomerate.<\/p>\n

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John Catsimatidis is part of a group that\u2019s bringing pro baseball back to Staten Island.<\/span>Paul Bruinooge\/Patrick McMullan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019re told that in a bid to restore America\u2019s Pastime to the borough, Major League Baseball acquired a franchise in the independent Atlantic League, which currently includes eight teams from the eastern United States, including the Long Island Ducks.<\/p>\n

\"Richmond
Richmond County Bank Ballpark housed the Staten Island Yankees.<\/figcaption>
Chad Rachman\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Staten
Staten Island Yankees mascot Scooter the Holy Cow outside of Madison Square Garden in 2020.<\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And now they\u2019re set to hand it off to the investment group, which will operate the team. The city will continue to own the stadium and lease it to the team owners, though we\u2019re told that the new group of investors plans to revamp the park.<\/p>\n

There will be a contest in the Staten Island community to name the new team, which we\u2019re told will be unaffiliated with any Major League Baseball team.<\/p>\n

The new owners plan to use the park \u2014 which has stunning, sweeping views of Lower Manhattan and the Harbor \u2014 for concerts as well as baseball.<\/p>\n

Last year Major League Baseball took over the Minor Leagues and imposed a rule saying that each Major League team could only have four farm teams in the Minors, when they could previously have as many as they wanted. The new rule \u2014 coupled with the pandemic \u2014 decimated many smaller teams.<\/p>\n

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The ballpark opened 20 years ago on Staten Island.<\/figcaption>
Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the MLB and the New York Yankees vowed to help any of the shuttered teams to start a new side and open up their gates once more.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still some red-tape to work out, we\u2019re told. The group that owned the S.I. Yankees and leased the stadium from the city needs to transfer the lease to the new owners. And the conglomerate is still planning to add more investors to its ranks.<\/p>\n

But sources say that Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning to announce the news<\/a> as early as next week.<\/p>\n

\"Margo
Margo Catsimatidis (right) is expected to be throwing out a first pitch at Wednesday\u2019s Brooklyn Cyclones game<\/a>.<\/figcaption>
Paul Bruinooge\/Patrick McMullan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019re told the new owners hope to have concerts at the stadium by the end in 2021, and plan to have players out on the field for the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

In other Catsimatidis-related baseball news, John\u2019s wife, Margo, is expected to throw out the first pitch Wednesday at the\u00a0Brooklyn Cyclones game in Coney Island. We\u2019re told she\u2019ll be getting some tips on the field\u00a0from legendary\u00a0Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden and 69\u2032 Mets players\u00a0Art Shamsky and Ed Kranepool. The Cyclones are owned by\u00a0the New York Mets. John and Margo Catsimatidis own Ocean Drive Towers apartments in Coney Island.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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