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The New York Boulders have named T.J. Stanton as their manager beginning next season, the team’s first in the Frontier League. The Boulders’ Seth Cantor says Stanton was named the Can-Am League’s Manager of the Year last year for his success with the Three Rivers Eagles…

Stanton is the team’s fourth manager. He replaces Kevin Baez, who managed the team for one full season last year.

The Frontier League announced a “historic agreement” with Major League Baseball, designating the Frontier League as a “Partner League.” So, Seth Cantor, GM of the Boulders, what does that mean?

And if all goes as planned, the Boulders will mark their tenth season with their first in the Frontier League in 2021. The league has also expanded to 15 teams, the newest as-yet-unnamed-team comes from Ottawa, Canada. The Quebec Capitals and Three Rivers Eagles also came over when the CanAm League joined with the Frontier League last October.

When the Rockland Boulders take on the New York Brave tomorrow at Palisades Credit Union Park for the All-American Baseball Challenge, team V-P of Business Development Seth Cantor says they’ll have added a professional-level talent to the Boulders’ roster…

Garrett Whitley comes from Schenectady and played for a while with the Hudson Valley Renegades. The game is Thursday night at 7 in Pomona. For information go to www.PalisadesCreditUnionPark.com.

The All-American Baseball Challenge gets underway this Thursday at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, the home of the Boulders, whose season was cancelled due to the COVID situation. The Challenge features a number of former local standouts from college and area minor or independent league teams. Boulders V-P of Business Development Seth Cantor says one of the players who will be taking the field for Rockland is Jonathan DeMarte, who’s played in Australia, Quebec, and just signed with the Chicago Cubs this past spring…

The All-American Baseball Challenge is a six-team league that will be played at the home ballparks of three Frontier League franchises, in addition to Pomona they’ll play at Skylands Stadium in Augusta, NJ and Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, NJ. Schedule and ticket information is available at www.NYBoulders.com.

Major League Baseball is trying to start their season later this month, but nothing’s guaranteed, the Minor Leagues scrapped their season this week. New York Boulders president Shawn Reilly says though their inaugural season in the Frontier League was scrapped last week, they may try to play a few games this season…

It’s not the same as baseball, but Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona will be hosting drive-in fireworks Friday and Saturday night. For more information visit their website, https://www.nyboulders.com.