(photo by Craig Jackson, @leftfieldlounge)
National champion Vanderbilt, national runner-up Michigan, UConn and Cal Poly will participate in the second annual MLB4 Tournament.
The teams will play each other the opening weekend of the 2020 season, Feb. 14-16 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz., the shared Spring Training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies.
Schedules and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
“MLB is thrilled to welcome back Vanderbilt, as well as our new participating teams in Michigan, UConn and Cal Poly to the MLB4 Tournament in February,” said Tony Reagins, Executive Vice President of Baseball & Softball Development, Major League Baseball. “We could not have launched this event any better given the caliber of baseball programs so far. We are most excited for the young people who will be able to see some phenomenal baseball and aspire to play at this level one day. We thank each of these programs, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies, and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick for what will be another outstanding MLB4.”