Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

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The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is an independent professional baseball league in the United States that operates outside Major League Baseball’s farm system but is recognized for testing experimental rules in partnership with MLB.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent baseball league
professional baseball league
abbreviation ALPB
competitionFormat professional
competitionType league
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
founded 1998
founder Frank Boulton
gameLevel high-level professional baseball
governingBody Atlantic League of Professional Baseball self-linksurface differs
surface form: Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, LLC
hasGender men
hasGeographicFocus Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

Northeastern United States
hasGoverningStructure league president and league office
hasMediaCoverage regional sports media in the United States
hasNotableAlumni players who advanced to Major League Baseball
hasNumberOfTeams varies by season
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.atlanticleague.com/
hasPartnershipWith Major League Baseball
hasRuleInnovationRole testing ground for MLB rules
hasRuleSetBase Official Baseball Rules
hasTeamType independent professional baseball team
headquartersLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
inception 1998
isAffiliatedWithMLBFarmSystem false
isMemberOf independent professional baseball structure in North America
isOutsideFarmSystemOf Major League Baseball
isProfessional true
languageOfWorkOrName English
leagueLevel independent
playsInSeason summer
primaryPurpose professional baseball competition
recognizedBy Major League Baseball
regionServed Eastern United States
Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
ruleExperimentExamples automated ball-strike system
larger bases
mound distance changes
restrictions on defensive shifts
time limits between pitches
secondaryPurpose testing experimental baseball rules
sport baseball
typicalPlayerBackground former Major League players
former Minor League players
undrafted free agents
usesExperimentalRulesFrom Major League Baseball
usesModifiedRulesFrom Official Baseball Rules

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